The Trump administration has asked U.S. lawmakers to cut $307 million in funding for the biological research program under the U.S. Geological Survey.

The utility that serves much of Missouri has also requested to increase electric prices.

The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration’s cuts can be seen everywhere. Thousands of federal workers fear they’ll lose their jobs. Some have been let go. Many are considering early retirement or buyouts. One researcher expects the region could lose as many as 6,000 good-paying federal jobs, which in turn would eliminate thousands more in other industries. Cuts to food aid programs have affected a farmers market and food pantry in a low-income neighborhood. And the city has paused plan to upgrade its public health laboratory after federal grants were abruptly canceled.

The first confirmed case of measles within the state of Missouri in 2025 was announced today. The case was diagnosed in a child visiting Taney County in southern Missouri who had recently traveled abroad.

A bill that would limit abortion access in Missouri was sent to the state Senate on Thursday.

The Moving Missouri Forward Summit wrapped up today after three days at the Broadway Hotel in Columbia.

Additional heavy rain is expected across the Plains this week. With streams already swollen and the ground saturated, that leaves the area at risk of additional flooding.

David Cronenberg's The Shrouds is a meditation on grief and obsession.

Maryland senator calls Abrego Garcia case a 'constitutional crisis,' a Louisiana senator says its a 'screw up'

MPASS is being tested at MU Health Care facilities and in the next few months, the researchers hope to implement the device in other retirement and senior centers in mid-Missouri.

Moberly officials broke ground Monday on one of the few parks in the state designed especially for patrons with disabilities.

In Missouri's legislature, dozens of bills aim to overturn or weaken voter-approved initiatives, such as Amendment 3's enshrinement of abortion rights and Proposition A's minimum wage increase and paid sick leave laws.

The City of Columbia is developing a roadmap for preserving its historical landmarks. The Historic Preservation Plan provides a roadmap for identifying and maintaining these places that can then be nominated for national recognition.

A new crime report for 2024 corrects some misreported crimes from the past year, police Chief Jill Schlude said.

The whole family is invited to a "contemporary retelling" of 'Cinderella' performed by Columbia's Mareck Center for Dance in collaboration with the Odyssey Chamber Music Series! Director Karen Mareck Grundy says there'll be two grand pianos on stage during the show! Curtain goes up Easter weekend inside the Missouri Theatre. March 24, 2025