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PROBLEM? Missouri Recruiting MYSTERIOUSLY Lags Behind | Portal The Only Hope?

PROBLEM? Missouri Recruiting MYSTERIOUSLY Lags Behind | Portal The Only Hope?

Jackson Cantwell dropping Mizzou was a sign that SOMETHING changed. Donovan Olugbode and Javion Hilson should play early. Jack Lange has all the prerequisites. Plus, Author: wtsp.com Published: 1:23 PM EDT July 17, 2025 Updated: 1:23 PM EDT July...

Who are the CUSA newcomers? Welcome Delaware and Missouri State

Who are the CUSA newcomers? Welcome Delaware and Missouri State

The University of Delaware and Missouri State officially joined Conference USA on July 1st, bringing the membership to 12. Conference USA may drop to 10 members next year with the potential departure of UTEP and Louisiana Tech. Both new additions,...

Mystery Shopper Snags $50K at Missouri Walmart

Mystery Shopper Snags $50K at Missouri Walmart

Normally when you go shopping in a Missouri store, you come out with less money than you went in with. For one mystery shopper this week, it ended up being the other way around as someone walked into a Missouri Walmart store and won $50,000, but...

Missouri announces winners for 2025 agriculture photo contest

Missouri announces winners for 2025 agriculture photo contest

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced the winners of the 2025 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Holly Brown from Webb City, Mo., won Best in Show with a photo depicting traditional ranching activity. Her entry was...

Missouri's Top Dog - Which Breed is the Best in 2025?

Missouri's Top Dog - Which Breed is the Best in 2025?

Dogs are simply the best. No matter how bad your day at work has been, they’ll still greet you with unconditional love the moment you walk through the door. I have two crazy dogs, and I love them to death. Why French Bulldogs Are So Popular Now...

Americana Corner: The wonders of the Upper Missouri

Americana Corner: The wonders of the Upper Missouri

As Lewis and Clark continued their journey up the Missouri River in 1805, the Corps was moving further and further from civilization with every stroke of their paddles. Although the Corps had been made aware of the countless wonders to the west...

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Missouri need property tax reform?

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Missouri need property tax reform?

A special Missouri House committee began a series of hearings to take public testimony on property tax reform Wednesday. The meeting in Jefferson City stretched through much of the day and included remarks by legislators. One of them was...

University of Missouri researchers engineer plants for enhanced biofuel production

University of Missouri researchers engineer plants for enhanced biofuel production

Mun Y. Choi President | University of Missouri Mun Y. Choi President | University of Missouri Mizzou researchers are making strides in biofuel production by engineering plants to increase oil output. Plant biochemist Jay Thelen at the University...

New law bans invasive species in Missouri

New law bans invasive species in Missouri

COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. Joplin, MO (KOAM)--Governor Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law this week that will help combat the spread of six...

Vols offer 2027 point guard prospect from Missouri

Vols offer 2027 point guard prospect from Missouri

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 basketball recruiting class. The Vols offered a scholarship to four-star point guard Chase Branham on Wednesday. "I’m blessed to receive an offer from The University of Tennessee," Branham announced. The...

Southwest Missouri offensive linemen to know heading into 2025

Southwest Missouri offensive linemen to know heading into 2025

The News-Leader is continuing its kickoff of its 2025 Springfield area high school football previews this week with positional breakdowns on the offensive side of the ball. We will have over 30 previews leading up to the opening kickoff on Aug....

Can Missouri football get its tight ends more involved in 2025? Continuity, depth should help

Can Missouri football get its tight ends more involved in 2025? Continuity, depth should help

On a Missouri football offense that turns over a chunk of its 2024 starters, the notable exception is at tight end. The Tigers get back perhaps both their best receiving and top blocking tight ends. They’ve supplemented that with a pair of...

Missouri State Board of Education members debate limited yet ‘influential’ role

Missouri State Board of Education members debate limited yet ‘influential’ role

By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent New members of the Missouri State Board of Education discovered their powers to direct schools are more limited than they expected during a retreat last week. The board spent Wednesday and Thursday talking...

Missouri inmate accused of setting disastrous fire to detention facility

Missouri inmate accused of setting disastrous fire to detention facility

MARSHALL, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri inmate serving a 14-year prison sentence could be sentenced to decades more after he allegedly set a detention facility on fire. Saline County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Friday, July 11, indicate...

Missouri sheriffs form alliance to protect Second Amendment rights

Missouri sheriffs form alliance to protect Second Amendment rights

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dozens of sheriffs gathered at the Missouri Capitol Monday, vowing to protect the Second Amendment. This newly formed group is called the Missouri Sheriff’s Constitutional Firearms Alliance. It’s made up of sheriffs from...

Missouri AG investigates shareholder advisory firms over climate

Missouri AG investigates shareholder advisory firms over climate

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is investigating a pair of firms that advise large investors — complaining that they’ve recommended proposals that would force companies to adopt carbon disclosure mandates and “aggressive climate activism...

Missouri state lawmakers talk funding, legislation impacts in South Kansas City

Missouri state lawmakers talk funding, legislation impacts in South Kansas City

KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne covers issues surrounding government accountability, solutions and consumer advocacy. Share your story with Isabella. The Missouri General Assembly approved a lot of funding bills that have a direct impact in...

Missouri Connections Academy celebrates Class of 2025

More than 315 Missouri Connections Academy seniors, including five from Howell County, were recently awarded their high school diplomas as members of the statewide virtual program’s 2025 graduating class, with 170 of them attending its annual...

Missouri State Lady Bears set for inaugural CUSA basketball season

Missouri State Lady Bears set for inaugural CUSA basketball season

Conference USA has released the 2025-26 women's basketball conference schedule, marking Missouri State University's Lady Bears' first season in the league. The team will participate in an 18-game slate as part of the league's expansion to 12...

Missouri voters deserve a common sense approach to protecting life

To the Editor, When Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2024 — now known as Section 36 of Article I of the Missouri Constitution — many believed they were supporting limited access to abortion in rare or tragic cases. Instead,...

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