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...

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...

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...

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...

$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...

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

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...

Drink up! Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs American Beer Act into law

Some Missouri brewers might be toasting Gov. Mike Kehoe for signing the American Beer Act into law. HB 1041 reduces the state’s malt liquor tax from $1.86 a barrel to $0.62 a barrel for beer produced at American breweries. Kehoe signed the bill...

Federal jury awards $4 million to St. Louis school employees denied religious vaccine exemptions

Federal jury awards $4 million to St. Louis school employees denied religious vaccine exemptions A federal jury awarded over $4 million to 13 St. Louis school employees denied religious exemptions from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The plaintiffs...

Reeds Spring High School welcomes new educators

Reeds Spring School District will welcome six new employees who are joining the district’s High School building. Reeds Spring High School Principal Brandon Weldy said the district had a deep and talented pool of applicants, which allowed them to...

Understanding a business administration degree: A look at Northwest Missouri State University

Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University If you’re planning your future and considering a business administration degree, understanding the field can help make...

Oldest Missouri Black-owned bookstore closes as owner retires

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Willa's Books and Vinyl, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in Missouri, is closing its final chapter as owner Willa Mae Robinson prepares for her retirement. The beloved shop, a cultural cornerstone in the Kansas City community,...

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver reflects on local legacy and criticizes national trade and immigration policies

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, who has served Missouri’s 5th District in the U.S. Congress since 2005, recently shared a series of statements on social media addressing local cultural milestones and national policy concerns.On July 14, 2025,...

Mid-Missouri schools receive grants to improve reading instruction

A handful of area schools can now train their administrators, coaches and teachers to better teach students how to read. The Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant, distributed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,...

Ag education impacting Goodman’s future this summer

Goodman Elementary students have enjoyed hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer. The school partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move (Ag Moves) to provide students with 10...

Ozark Rivers announces grant round for waste reduction, education, and recycling projects

The Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD) is accepting grant applications for the 2026 grant round, as of July 1. Grant applications are due by noon on Friday, Aug. 15. A grant application workshop is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon...

Rising Expenses Force Missouri Bakery to Shut Down

If you don't understand the struggle that Missouri restaurants and stores face, this should be a sobering education. A beloved bakery in Missouri has announced they're closing due to astronomical rises in utility and insurance costs. Have you ever...

The lead mines left Kansas and Missouri, but the health hazards remain

WEIR, Kansas — Johanna Schmid and her husband, Steve Hench, live in an older home in Weir, Kansas. Their lives are busy — they have five kids. Three of those kids are under the age of three. Last October, routine testing at the pediatrician...

States Sue Trump For Money Congress Already Allotted To Public Education

Harvard isn’t the only school worried that the Trump administration will screw over their funding. Public schools get their fair share of funding from the government too — at least they should. On Monday, several states filed suit to challenge the...