The report cards will award each public and charter school in the state a letter grade to reflect its academic performance, among other measures. School district officials say a grade letter doesn't capture the full picture.

Earlier this month, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a proposed referendum on the congressional redistricting map state lawmakers passed last year.

Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding waterfowl hunters to make reservations online for managed waterfowl hunts in the fall.

Missouri's Department of Natural Resources awarded $30,000 grant to Cole County to evaluate its drinking water system.

The Anhinga bird has been sighted in the area since late July.

Starting this year, hunters will be asked to do mandatory sampling for chronic wasting disease in deer, with the requirement cycling between counties every four years. This year, it'll happen on Nov. 14 and 15.

The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.

Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.

If Watchmen taught us that you can use superheroes to excavate the cracked foundations of the American experience, Lanterns seems content to linger in the shadow of another HBO prestige genre series, True Detective.

University of Missouri students are unlikely to be affected by new federal loan rules that target low-earning degrees, university officials say.

Sharon Geuea Jones rose from her seat in the audience after Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting began, and walked over to the podium in the front of the room.

Missouri deer hunters will see new buck limits, an earlier youth season and changes to CWD rules this fall.

Researchers examined 202 monitoring locations across Missouri and found potentially unsafe levels of fecal indicator bacteria at 171 locations, or 85% of the sites, on at least one day of testing.

Step inside a chaotic Chicago donut shop where an aging hippie owner collides with a young Black street poet in Tracy Letts’ hilarious, high-energy comedy "Superior Donuts." From immigrant neighbors and tough Chicago cops to real pastries from Love Coffee at intermission, director David Crespy says this Talking Horse Productions show promises laughs, heart, and a treat for all the senses. August 17, 2026

City leaders pointed to a handful of recent initiatives aimed at reducing crime downtown in response to public criticism about downtown safety from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi.