Missouri sick leave law, minimum wage hike face rollback in legislature, Supreme Court

By Clara Bates Missouri Independent Months after Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved a minimum wage increase and paid sick leave requirements, the new laws face challenges this week in court and the state legislature. On Wednesday, the state Supreme …

McKenna Horton and Brooke Horton named Missouri’s Outstanding Beginning Teachers

At the spring conference of the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE), McKenna Horton and Brooke Horton were recognized as Missouri’s Outstanding Beginning Teachers. McKenna Horton with NCMC Teacher Education Instructor Cassie …

Jeff Fox on business: Missouri restaurants and others want wage and sick-leave measure blocked

New $100 million Missouri accounting system blamed for delays in budget process

By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent The failures of a new $100 million Missouri state accounting system disrupted plans for the House Budget Committee to put its imprint this week on the spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The system purchased in …

Column: Plano’s Brad Korn and Southeast Missouri State deal with likely NCAA, NIT shutout. ‘It makes me mad.’

Call it the very good, the very bad and the very ugly. Brad Korn certainly could. That derivative of the 1960s movie title might best sum up what will stand as an impressive fifth season for the Southeast Missouri State basketball coach who hails from …

Missouri State lands on Forbes Best Midsize Employers list

Forbes has named Missouri State University as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers 2025.  The university ranked No. 65 out of 498 companies across the U.S., as well as second in Missouri and 13th nationally in the education category.  Now in its 10th …

2 residents killed Tuesday in Higginsville, Missouri, fire that damaged 6 homes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people died early Tuesday morning in a house fire in Higginsville, Missouri. The Higginsville Fire Protection District was called to the fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday. By the time crews arrived, the home that originally caught fire was …

Missouri House passes supplemental budget bill approaching $2 billion

Dale Wright, Missouri State Representative Submitted photo MO HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE, DALE WRIGHT CAPITOL REPORT The Missouri House Budget Committee advanced a more than $1.9 billion supplemental spending bill to fund state agencies through June 30. HB 14 …

Laut places first at Missouri Pork Producers Association FFA Speaking Event

Submitted by Fredericktown FFA Chapter Reporters Donnie Laut IV and Lyndee Hinkle Dane Laut Iis pictured at the Missouri Pork Producers Conference Submitted by Fredericktown FFA Reporters Donnie Laut IV and Lyndee Hinkle February 18, Dane Laut and his …

Parks commission celebrates Mid-Missouri youth hockey club’s success

Local youth hockey players had a moment in the spotlight Tuesday evening. The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday recognized the Mid-Missouri Tigers Youth Hockey Club's Peewee (12-and-under) and Bantam (14-and-under) teams for …