Emancipation Days, held last weekend in Joplin, was a celebration of freedom and community, and a homecoming for many. It has been celebrated annually since at least 1914, on the weekend closest to ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.” ...

The man jumped into the water to help a boater who had become trapped in the powerful, washing machine-like waters at the base of the dam.

Incurable diseases in Missouri threaten $5 billion soybean and corn crops, risking massive yield losses. Meet the red crown rot fungus and the corn stunt insect.

Starting next month, Missouri lawmakers are introducing new regulations on temporary tags, cracking down on vehicle registrations, and requiring drivers to pay their sales taxes before receiving th… ...

Missouri residents will be the ones paying for the federal government's push to build "ungodly" expensive, and financially risky, nuclear power plants, experts warn.

Energy bills are poised to skyrocket in Missouri under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” according to an analysis from Energy Innovation.

On July 10, 2025, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 594, which will exclude both short- and long-term capital gains from Missouri individual income tax and, in certain circumstances ...

Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters Workers' rights advocates call it a betrayal while business groups argue that the policies hurt job growth.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed a measure Thursday that repeals the state’s guaranteed paid sick leave law, less than a year after nearly 58 percent of voters approved it.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law that guaranteed paid sick leave to workers just months after voters approved it.

Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.