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Nancy Hughes: Don't ignore the weeds
“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?” Matthew 13:27 (NIV) I f…
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New guidance on student screen time passes Missouri House after loosening restrictions
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent Public school districts will be encouraged to limit elementary school student use of iPads and laptops in the…
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Thousands rally across Missouri in third ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump
By Sterling Sewell Columbia Missourian Thousands gathered across the state Saturday for the third nationwide No Kings protest, part of a global demons…
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After narrow 2024 loss, Missouri abortion opponents reorganize for 2026 vote
By Anna Spoerre Missouri Independent Three months before Missourians narrowly voted to legalize abortion, a small group led by Tom Estes gathered in a…
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Missouri House committee sinks latest bid to revive Second Amendment law
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent Missouri lawmakers’ latest attempt to bar state and local officials from helping enforce certain federal gun law…
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Higher education funding overhaul finds few takers in Missouri Senate
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent A plan to overhaul higher education funding by tying state aid to enrollment squeaked through the Missouri House o…
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds legislature’s redistricting authority, keeps voter ID law
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent The Missouri Supreme Court handed down three rulings Tuesday that could shape the 2026 election, saying lawmaker…
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Lotus Xpress, Lotus Garden fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Lotus Xpress, 801 E. 20th Street and Lotus Garden, 1818 W. 7th Street failed Joplin Health Department inspections, according to information posted on…
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Missouri referendum campaign says it has enough signatures to challenge gerrymandered map
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Backers of a proposed referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional plan believe they have met the minimum…
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KSNF owner Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA makes it largest owner of local TV stations in nation
Nexstar Broadcasting, which owns KSNF and manages KODE in Joplin, is on it was to becoming the largest owner of local television stations in the Unite…
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Mark Alford: Save America Act will save America's elections
(By Fourth District Congressman Mark Alford) America has always been a nation of action, of opportunity, of doing the right thing at the right time. A…
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Epstein emails mention now-closed SW Missouri ‘troubled teen’ school accused of abuse
By Devin Thomas O'Shea and Samir Knox Missouri Independent Ann Rodriquez was looking for a boarding school for her daughter — and in August 2018, she…
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Joplin man to be sentenced for fentanyl trafficking
An 11 a.m. April 29 sentencing hearing is scheduled in U. S. District Court in Springfield for Mitch A. Braun, 27, Joplin, who pleaded guilty October…
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Missouri bill would allow foster kids in unlicensed Christian facilities
By Steph Quinn Missouri Independent When Ashlea Belcher looks back on her conversations with young people about Agape Boarding School and Circle of Ho…
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The Grind fails Joplin Health Department inspection
The Grind, a mobile business, failed its Joplin Health Department inspection Friday, according to information posted on the department website. A prio…
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Joplin city officials explain what ballot proposition would mean for police, fire departments
(In this post from the Joplin City Government Facebook page, the effects of the Proposition B Pension Sales Tax, depending on the vote, are explained.…
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Nancy Hughes: Angels ride the subway
“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.” Exodus 23:20 (NIV) He didn’t look…
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House committee advances higher education funding changes
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent The plan to completely overhaul the way Missouri funds higher education survived a committee vote Wednesday despit…
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers, religious leaders call for an end to Missouri death penalty
By Steph Quinn Missouri Independent There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to pr…
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Deaton plan cuts $51 million out of child care subsidies
By Annelise Hanshaw and Steph Quinn Missouri Independent Every child who starts at Lemay Child and Family Center in St. Louis County receives a develo…