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TEDx event invites Missourians into prison to focus on 'shared humanity'
It’s early on the morning of April 4, 2024, as people arrive at Farmington Correctional Center in southeast Missouri. They show their IDs and walk through scanners as a guard lets them into the prison. Inside the large recreation gym, hundreds mill about looking at artwork made by inmates...
Missouri community leaders discuss impact of decade-old legislation
JOPLIN, Mo. — A nearly decade-old piece of legislation is sparking conversation among community leaders across Missouri. Today, several of those people met with State Senator Jill Carter and State Representative Lane Roberts. “It used to be you could cite people, you could get people to clean their yards...
Jesse James Missouri Farm, Grave and Home He Was Assassinated In
Of all the history in Missouri, I cannot think of any one figure that is more of an enigma than Jesse James. Depending on who you're talking to, he's either a villain, outlaw or hero. The truth is somewhere in between. There is a new walkthrough of his life showing his farm, the home he was assassinated in and his very controversial grave sites.
MO Department of Conservation offers kindergarten teachers workshop to introduce them to black bear curriculum
Kindergarten teachers are invited to a workshop in Jefferson City to learn all about a new curriculum that focuses on Missouri’s black bears. The Department of Conservation has developed a new curriculum entitled, Kindergarten: Bears Through the Seasons. Media Specialist Maddie Fennewald says the curriculum covers four components of science, including Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, Life Science, and Engineering and Technology Science. And Fennewald says it’s just fun.
Missouri children are losing Medicaid coverage at rate that is alarming pediatricians
Dr. Maya Moody, a community pediatrician in St. Louis, knows a new month has begun when her clinic’s billing department runs patients’ names and she hears about the children no longer covered by Medicaid. One of those patients, now 3 years old and deaf in one ear, was...
Homrighausen faces Lawson for Register of Deeds position
Republican and current Miami County Register of Deeds Jamie Homrighausen of Osawatomie is being challenged by Republican Bertha Lawson of Wellsville in the Aug. 6 primary election to see which name will be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election. No Democratic candidate filed for the position, so...
Jenna Bush Hager Let It Slip When Hallmark-Chiefs Christmas Movie Will Premiere
The new Hallmark Countdown To Christmas movie Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is the biggest Christmas and NFL news this summer. Starring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes, this film is the first collaboration between the NFL and Hallmark. Moreover, this new Christmas movie has a lot of special cameos including Today Show host Jenna Bush Hager.
Kansas City home builders push back on energy efficiency rules, blame them for housing crunch
Correction: This story originally misstated which emissions reduction target is related to the city’s energy efficiency goals. The Kansas City Council gave homebuilders new rules last year designed to make housing easier on the environment. Those rules told them what kind of windows to install, how well the walls should be insulated and how efficient […] The post Kansas City home builders push back on energy efficiency rules, blame them for housing crunch appeared first on The Beacon.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Go Hog Wild as They Plan ‘The Wedding of the Century’
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest stars on the planet. The singer has millions of fans across the globe, and her relationship with Travis Kelce has only skyrocketed her fame. After celebrating their one-year dating anniversary, the singer and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end are allegedly making some big plans for an upcoming wedding. Although they haven’t announced an engagement, sources claim they are going to throw a wedding that their guests will never forget.
Social Media Is Blaming The Buffalo Bills After Jaw-Dropping Video Leaks Of Patrick Mahomes Connecting With His Special New Target
Football fans are blaming the Buffalo Bills for handing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs a special weapon on a silver platter, following a leaked video of No. 15 doing damage with his new wide receiver. In a move that surprised many, the Bills traded the No. 28 and...
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