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First case of red crown rot confirmed in northeast Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish reports confirmation of red crown rot, a yield-robbing soybean disease, in Marion County in northeastern Missouri. This is the first confirmed incidence of the disease in the state. In a news release, Bish said MU Extension specialists...
Our Warm and Mild Workweek Continues
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) -It was a gorgeous day across Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. Overnight, we’ll have a mostly clear sky with lows dropping into the mid 50s. Tuesday we’ll have highs reaching the mid to upper 70s with a mix of sun and clouds.
Semifinalists named for 2025 MO Teacher of the Year. Here are the 4 from SW Missouri
Four educators working in the southwest corner of the state have been named semifinalists for the 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. They are from Branson, Laclede County, Neosho and Spokane. The list was released Monday, the first day of class for many districts. ...
Bench trial surrounding 2022 Missouri voting law begins Monday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A challenge to four provisions in Missouri's election law will be heard in court Monday. Specifically, challenges to Missouri House Bill 1878, previously blocked from going into effect, will be heard in a bench trial in Jefferson City. In June 2022, Missouri lawmakers passed an...
Missouri outlawed abortion. Now it’s funding an anti-abortion group that works in other states
On a recent Saturday outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, Illinois, a woman wearing a reflective orange vest and body camera flagged down a car pulling into the facility. “Hi, can I talk to you a second?” the woman, Sheri King, said to the driver, reaching for a...
Two Area Arrests over the Weekend from Missouri Highway Patrol
At 2:50 PM on Friday, August 16th, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A arrested Jesse E. Painter, age 38, of Warsaw, MO, on a felony warrant from Benton County for 1st Degree Child Molestation. Painter was taken to Benton County Jail and held bondable. At 9:33 PM on Friday, August...
Burchett takes the helm of the Tiger Development Academy
As it enters its second year of operation, the Houston School District’s Tiger Development Academy has a new director: Dakota Burchett. The post Burchett takes the helm of the Tiger Development Academy appeared first on Houston Herald.
Athlete of the Week (Aug. 20, 2024) Austin Missey, De Soto football
A senior, Missey enters his fourth season as the starting quarterback for the Dragons. He’s a three-sport athlete who also plays basketball and was part of the 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay teams during track and field season in the spring. The Dragons’ 4x400 time of 3:33.89 at the district meet in May was the third-fastest in school history. “He has completely bought into the process of improving the version of what we want to become,” head football coach and activities director Russ Schmidt said. “He excels in the classroom as well as on the field. If we ever need anything, he’s there for his teammates.”
Motorcyclist injured in crash north of Roby, state patrol says
A motorcyclist sustained moderate injuries in a crash about 10 miles north of Roby, authorities said. The post Motorcyclist injured in crash north of Roby, state patrol says appeared first on Houston Herald.
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