The Downtown Maryville organization is raising money for holiday lights and continues to accept entries for the upcoming lighted Christmas parade.

Clarinda Regional Health Center places in service the first of two new ambulances.

The city of St. Joseph announces the partial reopening of one of two renovated downtown parking areas.

The Northwest Missouri State board of regents approves in state tuition for students from Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas starting in the fall 2027 semester.

The Northwest Missouri State board of regents approve applying for a state grant to improve the Colden Pond park area after the project is endorsed by the Maryville city council.

Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years ago but this time the abortion ban was coupled with a ban on transgender treatment for minors. Opponents said it was misleading.

Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.

Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand stressed affordability and often talked about how his Christian faith guides him.

Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot.

Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has won back a seat on Capitol Hill, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted after a close and expensive battle, according to a race call by the Associated Press.