Missouri investors will get a tax break when they take profits and motorists will pay more to renew vehicle registrations under separate bills signed Thursday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
Missouri workers who started accruing paid sick leave on May 1 will lose it Aug. 28 under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
In a special election Aug. 5, residents of the Pettis County Fire Protection District will be asked to support a tax levy of 48 cents per assessed value of $100.
This year, Missouri State Fair visitors can "Step on In" to experience new and returning shows and entertainers from Aug. 7-17.
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Missouri should revisit the way it supports “chronically low-performing schools” over the coming year, state Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger said as she unveiled her priorities in a State Board of Education meeting Wednesday.
Two transported after Benton County collision
There could be more retired teachers returning as substitutes and more home-schooled students will be able to participate in sports and other school activities, thanks to a stack of bipartisan education bills signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
The Center for Human Services has announced the launch of Limitless Life Solutions, formerly known as Clinical Behavioral Services, and the planned construction of a new 11,000-square-foot therapy center.
After Aug. 28, Missouri will end the state’s longstanding practice of seizing foster children’s Social Security benefits to cover the cost of foster care.
Older children in foster care would have their own attorneys and a commission will study how to improve legal representation throughout the foster care system under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
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Bob Blacklock has been the Director of Security at Bothwell Regional Health Center for the past seven years.
Center for Human Services is excited to announce the launch of Limitless Life Solutions, formerly known as Clinical Behavioral Services.
President Donald Trump’s administration will pursue a ban on Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland as part of an effort to strengthen farm security, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday.
Due to high temperatures, the Sedalia Concert Band will move its concert indoors.
The Band will perform inside Convention Hall at Liberty Park at 7 p.m. Thursday, …
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The Sedalia City Council promoted Matthew Wirt to City Administrator during the closed session portion of its Monday, July 7, meeting.
A man was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and pointing a gun at a police officer in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 6.
Kurt Schnakenberg of Green Ridge credits his history as a showman to his father.
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Sedalia artist Kelly Chapin-Hagen will open her newest exhibit on Thursday, July 10, with an artist reception at the Hayden Liberty Center.
Liberty Center to host Comedy Night July 12
Two from Clinton hurt in Henry County collision
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed into law Friday evening his massive spending cut and tax break package to fulfill his domestic policy agenda on immigration and defense and overhaul American energy production.
COLUMBIA – Landowners in Missouri interested in improving habitats for wild turkeys on their property have a new tool to help them.
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Sedalia's Leo Dick recently turned 86, and after decades of collecting Missouri State Fair and other historical memorabilia, he's planning to display it for others to enjoy.
ARROW ROCK — Two theatre veterans have accepted executive leadership positions at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre.
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With the Fourth of July approaching, central Missouri has a weekend's worth of cost-friendly and firework-filled events for you and your family.
The Missouri National Education Association is suing the state in an effort to block the appropriation of $51 million to MOScholars, the state’s K-12 scholarship program.
Sedalia attorney Sean Pilliard has been appointed to the 18th Judicial Court by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
The clock that stood outside Bichsel Jewelry for years returned to service Tuesday, July 1, after being restored and mounted on the sidewalk in the 200 block of South Ohio Avenue.
Gasoline prices are trending toward their lowest average Independence Day price since 2021, according to AAA data.
Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers to make smart choices for a safe Independence Day holiday.
New York-based Cannabis Public Policy Consulting LLC was awarded a contract this month to study Missouri’s marijuana market for the next year.
The Whiteman Air Force Base pilots who flew multiple B-2 Spirits during Operation Midnight Hammer are set to visit the White House’s Fourth of July celebration.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe made his first round of budget vetoes hurt Missouri lawmakers where it matters most, in the earmarked state funds they added to spending plans this year.
Thanks to an extracurricular volunteer program, high school students prepped a 1939 Farmall F14 tractor for restoration during the 36th annual Red Power Roundup tractor event this weekend on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
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Two from Lincoln injured in Benton County crash
Malinda Geiger, Sedalia’s newly hired Downtown Specialist and Planner, has only been on the job since early June but is already known as the woman who brought back the First Thursdays events to downtown Sedalia.
Levi Harris, DO, a third-year resident physician in the Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency recently delivered presentations at two national organizations and had a case report published in a national medical journal.
Meredith Brick is from Chillicothe and admits to jumping around a bit before moving to her present career in Sedalia.
WARSAW — The Kaysinger Bluff Pioneer Heritage Association will bring the spirit of the past to life in honor of America’s 249th Independence Day on Saturday, July 5.
VERSAILLES — The Olde Tyme Apple Festival has earned the $100,000 grand prize in Cenex’s 2025 Hometown Throwdown competition.
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