Kansas City’s New Airport Terminal Has Retail And Food That’s Now 80% Local

Locally sourced products and brands take a retail lead. Marshall Retail Group Kansas City’s enormous replacement air terminal is totally new, but somehow also familiar. Because, while the opening has ...

Missouri Moves Closer to Legally Protecting Crypto Mining

In a win for crypto miners, a bill to protect home and corporate mining operations has passed its committee vote and moves forward in the Missouri state government.  The “Digital Asset Mining Pro...

Missouri passes crypto mining protection law

Ad The U.S. state of Missouri passed the “Digital Asset Mining Protection Act” on March 7 to protect the rights of crypto miners. The bill won’t allow state and political subdivisions to halt crypto m...

Student Debt Snafu Shows The Danger Of Blending Public Good And Profit

LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 23: A student walks near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA on April 23, 2012 … [+] in Los Angeles, California. According to reports, half of recent college graduates...

Missouri Citizen Sentenced to 5 Years of Probation After Shooting a Bitcoin ATM: Report

Matthew Klinger – a 51-year-old Jefferson City, Missouri resident – received five years of supervised probation after admitting to shooting a bitcoin ATM with a handgun. It remains unclear whether the...

The Haygoods – Celebrating 30 Years Of Family Entertainment In Branson, Missouri

The Haygoods performing in Branson, MO Courtesy of the Haygoods Their show is billed as the most popular show in Branson – for good reason. From the minute this family band of five brothers and one si...

Missouri And Maryland Vote To Legalize Recreational Marijuana As Arkansas And North Dakota Vote No—Here’s How Cannabis Ballot Measures Are Faring

Topline Voters in Maryland and Missouri approved a ballot measure Tuesday legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults, becoming the 20th and 21st states to make marijuana legal respectivel...

Recreational marijuana legalization is on the ballot in these states

A recreational marijuana smoker indulges in smoking weed on April 14, 2020 in the Bushwick section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Voters in a handful of states ...

Voters In Five States To Decide On Legalizing Weed This November

Closeup of election vote button with text that says Marijuana getty This November, voters in five states—Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota—will decide on whether they want to...

Northwest Missouri State Product Sam Roberts Making Preseason Push With New England Patriots

New England Patriots rookie defensive lineman Sam Roberts recorded six tackles and five quarterback … [+] pressures in his preseason debut against the New York Giants. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Get...

Eric Schmitt Wins Missouri GOP Senate Primary After (Sort Of) Earning Trump’s Endorsement

Topline Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will be the Republican nominee for his state’s open Senate seat, the Associated Press projected, defeating former Gov. Eric Greitens and Rep. Vicky Hartz...

4 Things You May Have Missed

Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images I waited a few days to write about historic and deadly flooding in St. Louis this past week. I am an atmospheric scientist who studies extreme precipitation, urban flood...

A Major Missouri Health Provider Halts Emergency Contraception After Roe—Here’s Why It Could Be The First Of Many

Topline A major Kansas City health provider is no longer providing emergency contraception and pharmaceutical companies like Amazon, Walmart and CVS have limited purchases amid soaring demand in the d...

Three Dead In Amtrak Derailment In Missouri

Topline An Amtrak train bound from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Monday afternoon after hitting a dump truck near Mendon, Mo., killing three, according to state law enforcement, while news outlets r...

Facebook Takes Down GOP Senate Candidate Greitens’ Ad About ‘Hunting’ RINOs

Topline Facebook on Monday removed an advertisement from Missouri GOP Senate Candidate Eric Greitens in which he called for people to go “RINO hunting,” a phrase short for “Republicans In Name Only,” ...

Steve Prohm Returns To Murray State As Program Enters Missouri Valley Conference

Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game … [+] against Texas, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ASSOCI...

Missouri Bill Would Fund Public Colleges Based On Graduates’ Earnings

ST. LOUIS, MO – NOVEMBER 02: Old Court House and Gateway Arch, as photographed from Citygarden in … [+] St. Louis, Missouri on NOVEMBER 02, 2012. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archiv...

DOJ Sues Missouri Over Law Declaring Some Federal Firearm Rules ‘Invalid’

Topline The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent Missouri from enforcing a law declaring some federal firearm rules “invalid,” which the department says has hindered law enforcem...

Missouri Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Exempt Crypto From State Property Taxes

Proposed legislation potentially aiding cryptocurrency adoption continues to pop up in statehouses across the United States. This week, Missouri State Representative Phil Christofanelli introduced a b...

School Mask Mandate Ban Battles Return Amid Omicron Surge — Here’s Where States Stand

Topline Republican state lawmakers and officials are taking new action against school mask mandates—and facing opposition from school districts who want to keep the orders in place—as Covid-19 transmi...

Lawmakers Renew Debate on Illegal Gaming, Sports Wagering in Missouri

The yearly debates to delineate the legality issues of gambling machines have started in the state of Missouri. The lawmakers are probing into the legality of the ‘pre-reveal’ gambling machines. ‘Pre-...