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2024 summer session Chancellor’s List honorees announced
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) have announced their Chancellor’s List honorees for the 2024 summer session. To qualify for the Chancellor’s List, students must have earned a 4.0 grade point average for six or more credit hours taken during the session. Students who maintain a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for six or more hours are recognized in the Vice Chancellor’s List.
Residents fire back against developer’s plans to build new subdivision
OZARK, Mo. — A proposed development is under scrutiny at the Board of Alderman meeting in Ozark Monday night. The Ozarks Board of Aldermen approved the preliminary plan in the Stoneridge neighborhood at Monday’s meeting, but not before residents voiced their concerns. People living in the Stoneridge neighborhood and surrounding homes say a developer aiming […]
New lofts, restaurant and event space planned for $2 million renovation of Centennial Malt House building
ST. LOUIS — A commercial building in Lafayette Square that closed after a fire has a new owner and plans for development. The Centennial Malt House building, 2017 Chouteau Avenue, is now owned by Rich Conyers at BOTI Architecture, among other partners. The plans are for a $2 million...
KCPD IDs 3 victims after crash in stolen car that injured 4 children
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating a deadly crash involving a stolen vehicle that occurred just after 5p.m. August 13 in Kansas City have identified the victims. A Kia Soul driven by 16-year-old Donelle Morris of Kansas City was eastbound on 35th Street at a high rate of speed, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. The Kia came upon an eastbound Chevy Tahoe. As the Chevy Tahoe approached Norton Street, the driver slowed to make the left turn to go North on Norton, according to Becchina.
Missourians looking to change gender on driver's license have more hoops to jump through
Missourians looking to change gender markers on their driver's licenses will have a harder time doing so after a state agency quietly removed a key piece of paperwork. In early August, the Missouri Department of Revenue did away with Form 5532, which allowed Missourians to request a change of the gender markers on their driver's license or non-driver's license. Now, state residents must submit medical documentation validating they underwent gender reassignment surgery or obtain a court...
We can help bring civility back to politics by focusing on an overlooked tool: listening
Being civil seems like the bare minimum of what we owe each other, yet studies show that incivility is on the rise in our country. A 2019 Pew Research survey found that 68% of those surveyed wanted elected officials to exhibit a tone of civility and respect in politics. Yet we watch politicians talk past […]
Tuesday, August 20 Forecast: Locked in a mild mode through Thursday
Fall air is flowin’ in again. The mild temperatures got a boost from some passing cloud cover Tuesday. This kept afternoon highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. We’ve got a couple of more days of this before summer heat returns. Tonight will feature starry skies and bright moonshine. Temperatures will slip a few […]
Missouri OB-GYN talks public health in a ban state and drawing on identity to inform patient care
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of conversations about voter-initiated efforts to restore abortion access across the country. In Missouri, getting an abortion was difficult years before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers enacted restrictions that put up hurdles to abortion care: Doctors at clinics had to get admitting privileges to nearby […]
Missouri Standardized Test Scores Show Progress, Continued Challenges Statewide
Missouri students are showing progress on standardized tests administered by the state, with results in some categories approaching — and even exceeding — pre-pandemic levels. But in other areas — most notably English language arts — students continue to struggle. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education revealed preliminary scores in the Missouri Assessment […]
First case of corn stunt confirmed in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension specialists have confirmed the first case of corn stunt in Missouri. The disease, which is transmitted by an insect, was found in southwest Missouri. Corn leafhopper is the insect capable of infecting corn with three pathogens that results in corn stunt disease....
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