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Missouri Congressman Burlison skeptical over Jeffrey Epstein report
by Marshall Griffin | Jul 9, 2025 Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison (Screenshot from livestream of U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing) Southwest Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison is expressing skepticism over the U.S....

Missouri printing plant for Springfield News-Leader, Columbia Daily Tribune to close later this year; printing moves to Iowa
The media corporation that owns the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Daily Tribune is once again shutting down a newspaper printing plant. On Wednesday morning News-Leader editor Amos Bridges told Ozarks Public Radio he couldn’t comment,...

LIVE! A Music Calendar: Jake Hertzog ‘Reimagines’ the Ozarks for concert, album”
MONICA HOOPER mhooper@nwaonline.com As a jazz musician and assistant professor of guitar at the University of Arkansas, Jake Hertzog’s work often requires extensive scholarly research. However, when looking for the roots of Ozark folk music, he...

Lee’s Summit dads turn idea on napkin into plans for youth sports complex
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — The vision for a 17-acre sports and entertainment complex along View High Drive in Lee’s Summit started on a napkin. “It actually did,” 3D Builders KC Managing Partner Scott Wheatley said. “It started on a napkin, with me and...

Art Center featuring works of Nancy Underwood
Throughout the month of July, the Keokuk Art Center will be featuring the work oil paintings of Nancy Underwood. Her show “Iowa Inspirations” will be open July 1 through July 30 at the Keokuk Art Center Round Room Gallery. Nancy Underwood grew up...

Missouri History Museum needs help documenting May 16 tornado in St. Louis for future generations
The Missouri History Museum urgently seeks donations and volunteers to document and preserve the impact of May's EF3 tornado. ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Historical Society needs your help. After a historic EF3 May tornado, the Missouri History...

12 quotes from Big 12 Coaches that stood out on day 2 of Media Days
Day 2 of Big 12 Media Days featured some heavy hitters in the quotability power rankings like Deion Sanders and Mike Gundy. Rich Rodriguez's return also provided some snappy quotes about West Virginia and the state of college football. Here are 12...
Sports Daily: A helluva hire?
While you were (hopefully) sleeping, the Braves embarrassed themselves in Sacramento. Ronald Acuña Jr. missed the game with back tightness, too. More on all that in a bit. Let’s start with something happier. Quick links: Braves at the trade...

Sophie Cunningham Net Worth 2025: WNBA, Missouri Roots, and Rising Sports Star
Sophie Cunningham has transformed from a small-town Missouri basketball prodigy into one of the WNBA’s most recognizable faces, building an impressive financial portfolio along the way. Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, this 28-year-old guard...

Iowa announces 2025-26 winter sports season ticket information
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa Athletics Department has announced season ticket information for the 2025-26 winter sports season, including men’s wrestling, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. These updates reflect the department’s...

Made in America: Missouri Governor Looks to Make Beer Business Boom
The governor of Missouri just signed new legislation to spur a boom in his state’s beer brewing business, hoping to create jobs and grow the malt industry. Too many American companies have deliberately chosen to hire illegal aliens here in America...

We simulated MTSU’s season in ‘EA Sports College Football 26.’ Here’s what happened
With the launch of “EA College Football 26” offering a first look at this year’s Blue Raider football team, there’s no better time to hop into “Dynasty” mode and simulate this upcoming season for MTSU head coach Derek Mason and company. To begin...

Multi-Billion Virtual Healthcare Industry Witnessing Substantial Growth With Rapid Expansion Expected - Financial News Media
(MENAFN- Financial News Media) Backed by $1 million in funding from the CVS Health Foundation, the pilot initiative offers free, virtual health screenings to support aging with confidence, care, and convenience Health checks include assessments...

South Carolina football's ratings in EA Sports College Football 26
COLUMBIA — Though South Carolina football doesn't kick off until Aug. 31, fans can pass time by playing as the Gamecocks in EA Sports' "College Football 26". The standard version of the game is available as of July 10, but for those who preordered...
A Missouri artist illustrated his daily life for the last 45 years. See what he drew
Lee’s Summit illustrator Dave Eames has chronicled the big and small events of his daily life in pen-and-ink drawings for the past 45 years. The pages of his notebooks, which are crowded on two shelves in his home studio, are filled with drawings...

Department of Natural Resources hosts Missouri Nuclear Summit July 17 in Columbia
Home/Latest News/Department of Natural Resources hosts Missouri Nuclear Summit July 17 in Columbia JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JULY 10, 2025 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host a summit to explore possible pathways to advance and...

Music To Rev Up Riverboat Days
The Fourth of July has come and gone, and that means summer is half over. The Riverboat Days Board is hard at work getting ready to “Sail into the Sunset of Summer,” as Riverboat Days and the Summer Arts Festival are fast approaching. Have you...

Score Back to School Finds at Missouri’s Flea Market
Before school starts back up, whether it’s primary school all the way up to graduate school you’ll probably have some things to get first. In this time of trying to stretch your hard earned dollars further why not approach your back to school...
Missouri advocates praise long-sought revival of radiation compensation program
For Karen Nickel, reviving and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was bittersweet. Nickel and Dawn Chapman were part of Just Moms STL, a group that’s been raising awareness and seeking restitution for Manhattan Project-era nuclear...

New Fiestas art vendor embraces heritage and tradition
MG Salazar poses at their booth, Rincón Piedad, during the Fiestas de Las Vegas on Saturday. Vanessa Maciel/Optic photo This was the first year that artist MG Salazar was a vendor at the Fiestas de Las Vegas, but their artistic roots in the area...