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Americana Corner: The wonders of the Upper Missouri
Bryan County News - Georgia
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July 17, 2025
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...
Benton County Treasurer Richard Renno Resigns After AG Files for Removal
Benton County Enterprise - Missouri
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Ethan Holder Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today, July 21st, that Benton County Treasurer Richard Renno has resigned from his position of office. This comes only six days after the Attorney General filed a petition seeking...
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Missouri need property tax reform?
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
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
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
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
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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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 THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.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
Hawk Central - Iowa
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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...
Can Missouri football get its tight ends more involved in 2025? Continuity, depth should help
Yahoo Sports
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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...
Southwest Missouri offensive linemen to know heading into 2025
Springfield News Leader - Missouri
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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....
Mizzou tennis coach Turati leaves to be Texas' associate head coach; Chinellato named interim coach
Bloomer Advance - Wisconsin
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Missouri tennis’ coaching staff is undergoing a major shakeup. After three years at the helm, coach Bianca Turati resigned from her position to take an associate head coaching position at Texas — where she played for four years. With her...
What’s the future of Missouri property taxes?
KWOS - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Chris Estes has heard it all. The outgoing Cole County Assessor says complaints about paying what amounts to annual ‘rent’ on your car top the list … Lawmakers are holding hearings on property taxes this week, with more scheduled in the months to...
Man who walked across Missouri dies suddenly
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - The news of Isaiah Maxi’s death spread rapidly across social media. The Missouri State Parks dedicated a Facebook post to him. After all, the 30-year-old had visited 30 of them. As of Wednesday night, the post had more...
Efforts to put paid sick leave back in front of Missouri voters underway
KY3 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - There’s a renewed push to get paid sick leave for workers in Missouri after lawmakers overturned a voter-approved ballot measure. Proposition A guaranteed one hour for every 30 hours that someone worked. Governor Mike...
Evaporation from cornfields boosts heat index in mid-Missouri
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
The sun's beating down and winds out of the south continue to increase the moisture felt in Mid -Missouri leading to an increase in the heat index. On top of this, some micro-climates in Mid-Missouri are feeling a little bit warmer. These...
Illinois and Missouri senators split over clawing back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
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...
New gas rates approved for Ameren Missouri customers
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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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....
Northwest Missouri State University President Tatum
KXCV - Missouri
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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...
1,000+ Bears Now in Missouri and Still Increasing
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
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...
The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present
Montana Public Radio
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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...
More than half the states, including Missouri, have issued AI guidance for schools
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
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...
June Jobs Report For Missouri
KCHI - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
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...