Missourians are experiencing an increasing number of fraudulent text messages claiming to be from the Department of Revenue or Department of Motor Vehicles.

The bill now only needs the governor's signature to become law.

Tree seedlings grown and cultivated at the state tree nursery are sent across Missouri for Arbor Day.

Dozens of employees could lose their jobs or be forced to relocate if the agency doesn’t persuade the federal government to keep the office running.

This concern arises with heightened federal action on student deportations.

Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May. Those changes are coming as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink the U.S. government. Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say they are dealing with staffing shortages and other budgetary restrictions. Officials say the changes will protect hydropower and dam operations and concentrate staff in fewer recreational areas to allow those locations to keep full services. But a municipal official in one South Dakota town near a dam says there are better ways to cut spending.

Have you recently bought something online, and your receipt showed how much more you're paying as a result of tariffs? If so, please share your receipt with NPR.

Trump said he would make Secretary of State Marco Rubio his interim national security adviser. It's the first time since the Nixon era that one person will do both jobs.

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

Filmmaker Chris Schwedtmann is working with Second Baptist Church and Love Columbia, a local non-profit, to produce a documentary about eight foundational African American churches in the Columbia/Boone County area. (Two of these churches started before the end of the Civil War!) Chris says he's in need of more funding and resources in order to complete the project. April 21, 2025

An executive order has stopped mid-Missouri libraries from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants.

Homeless Columbia residents

Sarah Mosteller is a lesbian in her early 20s, and spoke about her desire for more safe, queer – and especially sapphic spaces – in mid-Missouri.

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.