Charlotte Mae Edgar

BONNE TERRE – Charlotte Mae Edgar passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love for family, friends, community and service to those in need. Born on Tuesday, March 24, 1936, in Elvins, Missouri, to the late...

Hudson-Pierce: Why I Oppose “Church House Religion”

118 I am not against God or the Bible. I am opposed to “church house religion.” By that I mean “rote religion.” I define rote religion as going through the form, the ritual, just like we learn our ABC’S. I believe rote religion turns people away...

Governor Kehoe signs new law supporting Missouri's first responders

Michael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | WikipediaMichael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | Wikipedia Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 71, which includes the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act. This legislation aims to...

SBA establishes Center for Faith, reverses ban on religious orgs. receiving disaster relief

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Religious freedom supporters hold a rally to praise the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby, contraception coverage requirement case on June 30, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois....

In Depth: Missouri adds accountability for digging after fatal house explosion

KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne covers issues surrounding government accountability, solutions and consumer advocacy. Share your story with Isabella. The Kansas City area has seen multiple gas line strikes from contractors installing fiber...

For many Missourians, gender affirmation isn’t just medical

“You are safe, you are seen, and you are celebrated," reads the the motto of The Soul Collective salon in Columbia, Missouri. And on a rainy day in early June, the salon held a pay-what-you-can event where they offered gender-affirming haircuts...

Study confirms: Student loan delinquencies are on the rise in these states

Millions of student loan borrowers are falling behind on their payments just months after the federal pause on collections ended, according to a new WalletHub analysis. The study compared delinquency rates from the final quarter of 2024 to the...

How many H-1B petitions were made by Missouri employers during 2024?

Washington University in St. Louis Educational Services, Manufacturing 334 99.1% 0.9% Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc. Finance and Insurance 332 99.4% 0.6% Charter Communications, Inc. Information 327 98.8% 1.2% Mastercard Technologies, LLC...

New Sioux City Schools Superintendent Cordova discusses approach to educating students in changing times

When Iowa school districts add new administrators, the outgoing personnel usually depart by the end of June, and the incoming principals and superintendents typically begin their years on July 1. That timing is playing out again this year in many...

After Missouri’s RECA’s expansion, scams are moving faster than the government

For years, expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was a goal that seemed out of reach for residents in areas of north St. Louis County. Even as cases of cancers and other illnesses mounted, activists like Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel...

Springfield community mourns the death of former Missouri State Senator & Greene County Commissioner Roseann Bentley

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Springfield community is mourning the death of Roseann Bentley. She died at the age of 89. Bentley and her husband, John, served the Springfield community for decades. She first began service to her community as part...

In LA, activists patrol Home Depots, parks using a volunteer network to warn of immigration raids

LOS ANGELES — A young undocumented man stood outside of the Hollywood Home Depot looking for work on a recent hot Wednesday afternoon. Since the store was raided by federal immigration agents in June, he’s been on high alert, fearing detainment...

Missouri Child Assaulted by Convicted Sex Offender Who Was Freed by Broken Justice System

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO- A Missouri child is yet another victim of the revolving door criminal justice system in blue cities after a convicted sex offender who was let out on bail sexually assaulted another child, the Lexington Herald Leader reports....

Miracle Singers in US for Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

By Lachlan Eddie Miracle Singers attended the 62nd General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist church held from July 3-12 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA under the theme “Jesus is coming, I will go!” Mr. Lloyd Tahani, Miracle Singers...

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver addresses education funding freeze and tariffs impacting Missouri

Deadly plane crash in Northeast Philly occurred exactly 6 months ago

Exactly six months ago, a plane crash occurred in Northeast Philadelphia and claimed the lives of eight people. Business owners react to the progress made in the area after the devastating tragedy. PHILADELPHIA - It has been six months since a...

California, other states sue Trump for withholding $6.8 billion in critical education funds

California officials on Monday announced that the state is suing the Trump administration for holding back an estimated $939 million in education funds from the state — and about $6.8 billion nationwide — that school districts had expected to...

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Matt Rogers talks bringing zeitgeisty Las Culturistas Awards to TV for the 1st time Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang are bringing their Las Culturistas Culture Awards to TV for the first time. With categories like “Lindsay Lohan in ‘Parent Trap’ Award...

$7 billion on the line as Democrats demand Trump Administration release educational funds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Democrats in Congress have demanded that President Donald Trump’s Administration reverse course and release billions in educational funds. U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II, (D-MO) says that on Monday, July 14, he...

Stabilizing prices, shifting interests in Missouri farmland market

While Missouri’s farmland market remains relatively stable, new survey data points to rising interest, and prices, for timberland and recreational properties. The latest Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey, conducted annually by University of...