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As many expected, the Cardinals selected Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the fourth overall pick in the NFL Draft last night, but with their second selection, The Cards then took Missouri defensive end Darius Robinson with the 27th pick. Robinson impressed scouts at the Senior Bowl where he was named “practice player ..read more
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5h ago
The group “Winning for Missouri Education” has collected over 300,000 signatures in hopes of putting an initiative to legalize sports betting on the ballot. The campaign was launched after the legislature repeatedly failed to legalize sports betting. “The tremendous support we’ve seen throughout the state is a testament to Missourians’ readiness to bring sports betting ..read more
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The Missouri Legislature is one step closer to passing a proposal that would make it tougher for voters to change the state Constitution. The House has passed a measure that would require a simple majority plus a majority of votes cast from most of Missouri’s U.S. House seats. Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, is the ..read more
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16h ago
A Missouri Senate committee is targeting Kansas City over Mayor Quinton Lucas’s invitation to immigrants to move there and find work. As the Senate Appropriations Committee was finishing up its work on the state budget Wednesday, it added language that would strip state funding away from any city or town in Missouri that declares itself ..read more
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23h ago
Whiteman Air Force Base is on a mission to help military kids adjust to life in Missouri. Alisa Nelson talks to Colonel Keith Butler, the commander of the base ..read more
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1d ago
Missouri Courts are taking civics lessons seriously by bringing the actual courtroom in some cases to the public, schools, and colleges. The courts of appeals on the eastern side of the state are taking a trial to Girls State and Boys State this summer. Chief Judge of this district, Thomas Clark, tells Ashley Byrd about ..read more
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2d ago
The House is now considering legislation that would ban child marriage in Missouri. The recently passed Senate bill is sponsored by Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City. She wants to ban marriages for anyone under 18 without exceptions. She told a House committee that Missouri’s lax marriage laws are a contributing factor to sex trafficking ..read more
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2d ago
The Missouri Legislature has passed its sixth bill of the session – one to defund Planned Parenthood. On a party-line vote, the House passed the bill today, after the far-right leaning Freedom Caucus threatened to block passage of any other bills until the governor signs this one into law. Rep. Deb Lavender, D-Manchester, said 30,000 ..read more
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2d ago
Both of Missouri’s U.S. Senators voted “no” Tuesday on the $95.3 billion foreign aid package, which was signed into law Wednesday morning by President Joe Biden. Sens. Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, both Republicans, opposed the bill primarily because it includes $60 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine. In a press release, Schmitt criticized ..read more
MU researcher tackling hidden hunger with a sizeable award from National Science Foundation (LISTEN)
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2d ago
The National Science Foundation has awarded a University of Missouri researcher over $500,000 to address hidden hunger. Over 2 billion people suffer from it, a type of malnutrition where people lack essential micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Kiruba Krishnaswamy joins Anthony Morabith on Show Me Today to talk about how it’s not about lack ..read more