Kansas City opening Black Movie Hall of Fame honoring Don Cheadle, Janelle Monae, and more

Kansas City is going to be home to the Black Movie Hall of Fame, a first-of its-kind place highlighting and honoring the contributions of Black artists, directors and producers. The Black Movie Hall of Fame is set to open in the restored Boone...

Karaoke for a Cause: Arts Council of Southeast Missouri’s Version

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Spectrum Record Lounge in Cape Girardeau will soon host another karaoke night in support of a local organization. Karaoke for a Cause is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12. The event is for ages 21 and older. Donations...

New report: 171 Missouri veterans died by suicide in 2022 and 2023

Missouri has released its first report about its veteran suicide rate. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about 171 Missouri veterans died by suicide in 2022 and 2023, with most being in the St. Louis, southwestern, and Kansas...

Governor signs bill enhancing tools for Missouri schools

Dr. Karla Eslinger Commissioner | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDr. Karla Eslinger Commissioner | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Governor Mike Kehoe has signed Senate Bill 68, which introduces...

Number of measles cases climbs in Missouri this week

The total number of measles cases in Missouri has climbed to seven as the U.S. this week reached its highest annual measles tally in 33 years, according to the Center for Outbreak Response Intervention daily tracker at Johns Hopkins University....

Deportations Threaten South Omaha Neighborhood Built by Meatpacking and Immigrants

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — On June 10, dozens of masked federal agents filed into the Glenn Valley Foods meatpacking plant in South Omaha, presenting a warrant to company officials to conduct an immigration raid. As agents entered the production floor,...

Kehoe signs 13 Missouri bills into law, including school cellphone ban

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed 13 bills into law on Wednesday, including a ban on cellphones in Missouri schools. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, each school district, including charter schools, must have a written policy on students’ use of phones....

No data yet on immigration status of arrestees, 7 months after Kehoe’s order

ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- From the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida to ICE’s presence at a park in Los Angeles this week, illegal immigration has continued dominating the headlines. As part of Missouri’s own efforts to crack down, on...

Governor signs measure banning cellphones in Missouri schools

In 2024, at least eight states — California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — either expanded or adopted policies or laws to curtail cellphone use in schools. Dreamstime JEFFERSON CITY — A new state law...

For Students with Disabilities, Suspension Not Just a Matter of Race and Gender — But Geography

By Amanda Geduld, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. This story was published in partnership with The Post and...

Charles H. Ohms

July 14, 2025 Joel Heidel Deaths 0 Charles H. Ohms, 82, of Jackson, Missouri, and formerly of Evansville, passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Monticello House in Jackson, Missouri. The visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. on...

Local athlete and activist is the subject of children's book

Some people might say that Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone was born to run. Others might say she was born to lead. Whetstone, a Lakota woman born in South Dakota who moved to Maine as a child, was the daughter of a sprinter and...

First-person: The Cooperative Program fostered my passion for church planting

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of features on Missouri Baptist ministries supported for a century through the Cooperative Program giving of MBC-affiliated churches. Mike Hubbard serves as pastor of Genesis Church in Eureka, Mo. He’s...

Holy smoke: a decade later, the First Church of Cannabis still sparks conversation

Ten years ago, Indiana got an unexpected spiritual awakening—complete with incense, music, and a serious conversation about religious freedom and marijuana. On July 1, 2015, the First Church of Cannabis held its first service in Indianapolis....

Opinion: Jewish values require a better view of immigration

Growing up in California, I have been around immigrants all my life. They have been my classmates, housekeepers, teachers, nurses and friends. I am well aware that many of them harvest the food I eat and build the structures I walk into. Mateo, a...

Drag Race production company sponsors small-town Prides in US

The production company of RuPaul’s Drag Race, World of Wonder, helped make Pride happen for a few small towns in the United States. These sponsorships came in response to corporations pulling funding from LGBTQ+ initiatives and events. While...

West Memphis business owner announces run for state Senate seat

Crawfordsville Republican Kenny Phillips is seeking the Senate District 9 seat -- currently held by term-limited Sen. Reginald Murdock, D-Marianna -- in 2026, he announced this week. Last month, state Rep. Jessie McGruder, D-Marion, announced that...

Senator Eric Schmitt addresses congressional roles, legislation for Missouri, and immigration policies

Measles outbreak reported in southwest Missouri county as US cases continue to climb

Vials of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella virus) vaccine are displayed Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Julio Cortez, Associated Press CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. — The total number of measles cases in Missouri has climbed to seven as the U.S....

Letter: Kehoe's Missouri budget: Good for billionaires, bad for students

I was so happy to see Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe use his line-item veto to save the state over $300 million dollars by cutting funding for higher education, sewer projects and highways. ("Editorial: From DC to Jeff City, the poor get fleeced so the...