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Missouri alum Tamar Bates stats for Nuggets in NBA Summer League game

Missouri alum Tamar Bates stats for Nuggets in NBA Summer League game

Tamar Bates scored 14 points for the Denver Nuggets in their Summer League loss to the Toronto Raptors. Bates, on a two-way contract, also contributed three steals and three assists. Former Missouri basketball standout Tamar Bates scored 14...

Missouri’s Beloved Landmark Earns Spot on ‘Best in the USA’ List

Missouri’s Beloved Landmark Earns Spot on ‘Best in the USA’ List

There are plenty of landmarks worth checking out in Missouri, but one that’s extremely popular offers free drinks, beautiful and majestic animals, and is a true staple in the St. Louis area. Why Anheuser-Busch Matters to Missouri The iconic brick...

Missouri's unemployment rate stays at 4% in June

Missouri's unemployment rate stays at 4% in June

New gas rates approved for Ameren Missouri customers

New gas rates approved for Ameren Missouri customers

The Missouri Public Service Commission approved an agreement from the Ameren Missouri natural gas company to raise rates for customers. The new rates will start on Sept. 1. The agreement will see a profit increase of $31.5 million for the St....

More than half the states, including Missouri, have issued AI guidance for schools

More than half the states, including Missouri, have issued AI guidance for schools

At least 28 states have issued guidance on the use of AI in K-12 schools. (David Espejo/Stock photo via Getty Images) July 16, 2025 1:58 pm Agencies in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia have issued guidance on the use of artificial...

Missouri Pushes Back on ‘All Comers’ Policies, Protects Faith-Based Student Organizations

Missouri Pushes Back on ‘All Comers’ Policies, Protects Faith-Based Student Organizations

Despite the reputation that colleges and universities try to cultivate as centers of free expression, campuses aren’t always friendly to people of faith and their organizations. The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of...

Illinois and Missouri senators split over clawing back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds

Illinois and Missouri senators split over clawing back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds

Missouri and Illinois’ senators are at odds over legislation clawing back money for public broadcasting and foreign aid. Senators are debating what’s known as a rescission package, which would effectively rescind authorization for funds that...

Northwest Missouri State University President Tatum

Northwest Missouri State University President Tatum

Home » Programs » 2025 July 16, 2025Morning Conversation (Photo Courtesy of Jacob Wood / Northwest Missouri State University) Northwest Missouri State University's President Tatum sits down with KXCV-KRNW News Director, Gavin McGough to discuss...

Missouri Restaurant Association talks about impact of new no-tax on tips law for state’s workers (LISTEN)

Missouri Restaurant Association talks about impact of new no-tax on tips law for state’s workers (LISTEN)

The Missouri Restaurant Association calls the new “no tax on tips” law, recently signed as part of President Trump’s budget bill, a win for the state’s 230,000 hospitality workers. Buddy Lahl, CEO of the Missouri Restaurant Association, says it...

Missouri Task Force 1 Upstaffs to a Type I Team in Texas

Missouri, and your bank account, is about to go nuclear

Missouri, and your bank account, is about to go nuclear

Ameren announced earlier this year that it wanted to build 1,500 megawatts of new nuclear energy generation by 2045, or enough electricity to power around 1 million homes. The announcement is in line with what almost every utility company across...

1,000+ Bears Now in Missouri and Still Increasing

1,000+ Bears Now in Missouri and Still Increasing

Growing up in Missouri, I was taught to be aware that the state had many venomous snakes and other critters that could do me harm. At that time, bears were not a real factor, but times sure have changed. State officials now estimate that the black...

Missouri Mexican Restaurant Shutting Down After 9 Years

Missouri Mexican Restaurant Shutting Down After 9 Years

There are a lot of reasons why a restaurant in Missouri might decide to close its doors. In some cases, business costs make staying open impossible, but for others it's just time to start another chapter. That's the story for a Mexican restaurant...

Former coach and Missouri middle school teacher sentenced for coercing, enticing, and sexually abusing a minor child

Former coach and Missouri middle school teacher sentenced for coercing, enticing, and sexually abusing a minor child

TULSA, Okla. – A former coach and middle school teacher was sentenced today for six counts related to child exploitation and sexual abuse of a minor child, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Ronald...

Missouri House of Representatives to hold first public hearing on property tax reform

Missouri House of Representatives to hold first public hearing on property tax reform

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives will begin a series of informational hearings on property tax reform on Wednesday, which will be held statewide. The Special Interim Committee will be holding these statewide...

The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present

The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present

The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present By Elena Ulev It’s time for Field Notes, brought to you by the Montana Natural History Center. Black Angus cows. I squint my eyes and imagine that they’re bison. A dilapidated root cellar. I...

June Jobs Report For Missouri

June Jobs Report For Missouri

The State’s Jobs report for June shows non-farm payroll increased by 7,900 jobs, private industry employment increased by 7,200 jobs, and government employment increased by 700 jobs. Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...

Registration open for Missouri Master Gardener online training

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Registration is open for the fall online University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener course. The 15-week class begins on Aug. 10 and ends in December. Gardening is an activity with many rewards, says MU Extension horticulture...

The evolution of Mid-Missouri agriculture: The 56th Annual Mark Twain Old Threshers event brought to life a hands-on approach to learning the power of steam in the old days

The evolution of Mid-Missouri agriculture: The 56th Annual Mark Twain Old Threshers event brought to life a hands-on approach to learning the power of steam in the old days

Missouri Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 winning numbers for July 15, 2025

Missouri Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 winning numbers for July 15, 2025

The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 15, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mega Millions numbers from July 15 drawing 06-10-24-35-43, Mega Ball: 01 Check Mega Millions payouts and...

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