Senate works to approve license requirements for specialized childcare
The state Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would create a prescribed pediatric extended-care center license issued by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). The bill from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, focuses on providing...
House passes bill to help needy Missourians with hearing loss gain their hearing again
Current Missouri law allows Medicaid payments to cover the cost of hearing aids for eligible low-income children, pregnant women, and visually-impaired people. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to include...
MoDOT on bridge collisions: “We design for some…can’t factor in everything” (LISTEN)
Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, how safe are bridges over the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers? MoDOT Assistant Chief Engineer Eric Schroeter joined Show Me Today to explain that not only are bridges designed for barge collisions...
STL-OPOLY? (LISTEN)
Monopoly has produced “city editions” of the popular board game for U.S. Cities nationwide. It is St. Louis’s turn. Cameron Conner is here with one of the Sales Managers at Topp Trumps USA, Katie Hubbard, to discuss how St. Louis natives can pitch their ideas on...
Shoplifting on the rise in Missouri
Shoplifting has been on the rise in Missouri and across the nation in the last few years, and law enforcement is keeping an eye on this trend. Missouri lost more than $1.6 billion in revenue to theft in 2022. St. Joseph Police Chief Paul Luster said locked cases,...
Missouri Senate working to guarantee benefits to foster children
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would protect a parent’s Social Security benefits for children. The bill from Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City, would ensure that children whose parents have died or are disabled will receive...
Missouri Congressmen demanding SBA to bar their staff from working at home
A group of congressmen is demanding that the federal Small Business Administration require their staff to return to the office, instead of allowing them to constantly work from home. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo. Third District, and Mark Alford, R-Mo. Fourth...
All-female Whiteman Air Force Base pilots make history (LISTEN)
A group of Whiteman Air Force Base pilots have made history. The group is part of the first all-female crew flyover for the Kansas City Current season opener, and the KC Current stadium is the first stadium to be built for women. Alisa Nelson talks to one of the...
Missouri lawmakers look to prioritize teacher recruitment, retention, and salary
The Missouri House is considering a wide-ranging education package that recently passed the Senate. One aspect of that bill came from Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Program would encourage aspiring teachers to...
Conviction of certain sex crimes could land perpetrators on Missouri’s sex offender registry permanently
The state Senate is looking at a bill sponsored by Sen. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, that would modify Missouri’s sex offender registry. Certain tier one offenders who are convicted of abusing kids would be moved to a tier three, classified as the most severe sex...
Plocher switches races, files to run for Missouri Secretary of State
One of the leading contenders for Missouri lieutenant governor has switched contests. Dean Plocher, of Clayton, currently Speaker of the Missouri House, is now running for secretary of state. He filed to run in the Republican primary Tuesday, the final day candidates...
Can Missouri expect drought relief this spring? (LISTEN)
University of Missouri State Climatologist Zach Leasor joins Anthony Morabith to address Missouri's chances for drought relief.