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January 2024 Local/Regional Newsroom
- Missouri's taxes require more from low and middle-income families (1.31.24)
- Move to strip gender rights from Iowa’s civil rights law rejected by legislators (1.31.24)
- Missouri mourns the death of Jean Carnahan, the state’s 1st woman to serve in the US Senate (1.31.24)
- Rainbow trout fishing rules change in St. Joseph (1.31.24)
- IA officials investigating deadly fire (1.31.24)
- Iowa DNR hosting town halls on hunting seasons (1.31.24)
- Embattled Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher dismisses another top staffer (1.31.24)
- Missouri lawmakers seek to reenvision school accountability and accreditation (1.31.24)
- NE bill would ensure Summer EBT participation; first hearing Thursday (1.31.24)
- Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds (1.30.24)
- Iowa man arrested on suspected domestic assault (1.30.24)
- 51st annual RAGBRAI to go through SW Iowa (1.30.24)
- ISU stem-cell research aims to end bone-marrow transplants (1.30.24)
- Open enrollment legislation wins initial approval in Missouri House (1.30.24)
- Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry (1.30.24)
- Debate over psychedelic therapy returns to Missouri General Assembly (1.30.24)
- Missouri lawmakers seek to ban child marriage without exception (1.30.24)
- Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has died at 90 (1.30.24)
- Did Parson's abortion stance prompt historic family, education funding? (1.29.24)
- Jefferson C-123 BOE discusses growing number of snow days
(1.29.24) - Iowa DNR hoping for conservation donations during tax season (1.29.24)
- Great NW Days gearing up for visit (1.29.24)
- Legislation aims to stop Missouri from seizing federal benefits owed to foster kids (1.29.24)
- Missouri social media lawsuit will be heard by U.S. Supreme Court on March 18 (1.29.24)
- U.S. Senate panel examines quality, costs of assisted living centers (1.29.24)
- Iowa DNR offering funds for tree planting (1.29.24)
- GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights (1.28.24)
- Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent (1.28.24)
- Missouri Republican leader suggests expulsion of GOP lawmaker as tensions mount in state Senate (1.28.24)
- Covering child care costs for daycare workers could fix Nebraska’s provider shortage, senator says (1.28.24)
- Kansas governor vetoes tax cuts she says would favor ‘super wealthy’ (1.28.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, Jan. 29-Feb. 4 (1.28.24)
- Several blood drives to be held in Maryville (1.28.24)
- Several 4-H Clubs in NWMO secure grants (1.28.24)
- Report: NE receives failing grades for three of five tobacco-control measures (1.25.24)
- Cameron man seriously injured in wreck (1.25.24)
- Maryville BOE approves contract for field construction (1.25.24)
- MSHP: Head-on collision seriously injures woman (1.25.24)
- MO DOR offers tips and reminder about upcoming tax season (1.25.24)
- Economic indicator shows continued economic issues (1.25.24)
- One of nation’s only aluminum smelters set to close in Missouri Bootheel (1.25.24)
- Missouri Republicans push bill to defund Planned Parenthood after years of legal fights (1.25.24)
- Major changes in federal flood insurance program urged by U.S. Senate panel (1.25.24)
- Nebraska lawmaker announces Democratic bid for Congress, says Republicans bend to ‘vocal minority’ (1.24.24)
- Blair, NE housing authority gets HUD grant for radon tests, mitigation (1.24.24)
- Years of Missouri Senate Republican infighting comes to a breaking point, and the loss of parking (1.24.24)
- Missouri’s GOP Gov. Parson reflects on past wins in his final State of the State address (1.24.24)
- Liberal blogger granted press credentials in Iowa House days after filing lawsuit (1.24.24)
- Rolling Hills Library hosting two historic events (1.24.24)
- Nebraska library to take attendees back in time (1.24.24)
- Iowa DNR looking into declining turkey numbers (1.24.24)
- Bathroom restrictions for transgender kids added to Missouri ‘parents bill of rights’ (1.24.24)
- Jay Ashcroft seeks $1.2 million to defend anti-ESG investing rules in federal court (1.24.24)
- Medicaid waiver programs cover in-home care costs for eligible Nebraskans (1.23.24)
- Nebraska lawmakers should hit ‘reset’ button to avoid last year’s rancor, legislative speaker says (1.23.24)
- The Missouri secretary of state pushes back at a state audit claiming a violation of state law (1.23.24)
- Kansas lawmakers want a report on last year’s police raid of a newspaper (1.23.24)
- Missouri releases latest unemployment figures (1.23.24)
- Iowa DNR offers advice for upcoming paddlefish season (1.23.24)
- Maryville city council approves alleyway work (1.23.24)
- ‘Perfect storm’: Missouri advocates decry Medicaid application delays, coverage losses (1.23.24)
- Iowa uses public's birds-eye view to monitor bald eagles, amphibians (1.23.24)
- Report: Nebraska children of color have less well-being than white peers (1.22.24)
- St. Joseph man charged in hit-and-run (1.22.24)
- Maryville Public Library hosting series for business (1.22.24)
- Missouri political parties prepare for life after the presidential primary (1.22.24)
- Missouri abortion ballot effort raises more than $1 million in first day of launch (1.22.24)
- Patients struck by long COVID plead with U.S. Senate panel for more research funding (1.22.24)
- Democracy challenged by social media 'networked incitement' (1.22.24)
- 60 Missouri corrections officers, staffers urging governor to halt execution of ‘model inmate’ (1.22.24)
- Child care tax credits gain momentum in MO (1.22.24)
- Missouri lawmakers debate permanent ban on transgender care for minors (1.22.24)
- MDC releases latest deer hunting numbers (1.22.24)
- Mini symphony being held in St. Joseph (1.22.24)
- City of Trenton upgrades credit card system (1.22.24)
- Missouri lawmakers poised for debate over open enrollment, private school scholarships (1.22.24)
- Iowa dementia sufferers at higher risk in winter (1.22.24)
- Missouri legislature weighs age-verification mandates for adult websites (1.22.24)
- Mourners fill church to remember the Iowa principal who risked life to save kids in school shooting (1.21.24)
- Attorneys argue woman is innocent in 1980 killing and shift blame to former Missouri police officer (1.21.24)
- Report shows Iowa kids of color fare worse than white peers (1.18.24)
- States expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing (1.18.24)
- Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions (1.18.24)
- Iowa is the latest state to sue TikTok, claims the social media company misrepresents its content (1.18.24)
- GOP lawmakers approve a ‘flat’ income tax for Kansas, but a governor’s veto looms (1.18.24)
- Former Northwest President a finalist for Missouri State President (1.18.24)
- Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen backs anti-LGBTQ bill and tax cuts in state of the state address (1.18.24)
- Missouri legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law (1.18.24)
- Coalition pushing to improve literacy rates for St. Louis Public Schools (1.18.24)
- Top official says Kansas courts need at least $2.6 million to recover from cyberattack (1.17.24)
- Fundraising off to slow start in fight over Missouri abortion amendment (1.17.24)
- MO groups dispel online vaccination misinformation (1.17.24)
- South Carolina Republicans weigh transgender health restrictions as Missouri sees similar bills (1.17.24)
- Missouri Senate GOP factions on display during debate over defunding Planned Parenthood (1.17.24)
- Missouri courts request $3.7 million to continue arduous marijuana expungement process (1.17.24)
- 2023 one of warmest on record for Missouri (1.17.24)
- Kansas fire claims life of dog that alerted homeowners (1.17.24)
- Henderson man arrested in Red Oak after altercation (1.17.24)
- ‘Stinks quite a bit’: Mike Parson accused of illegally using office to meddle in primaries (1.17.24)
- Nebraska Democrats back Omaha activist Preston Love Jr. to challenge Ricketts for US Senate seat (1.17.24)
- 'Black Excellence' sees World Cup 2026 as major MO opportunity (1.16.24)
- Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shooting (1.16.24)
- Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts (1.16.24)
- Red Oak man arrested for allegedly having gun on school grounds (1.16.24)
- Iowa DNR releases hunting license figures (1.16.24)
- Kansas City-area residents plead with Missouri lawmakers to stop landfill (1.16.24)
- South Harrison R2 BOE discusses lead testing (1.16.24)
- Missouri’s professional sports teams launch petition drive to put sports betting on November ballot (1.15.24)
- Defamation case against Nebraska Republican Party should be heard by a jury, state’s high court says (1.15.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, Jan. 15-21 (1.15.24)
- Report: Drug deaths up in Iowa, but other signs encouraging (1.15.24)
- Iowa DNR hosting town-hall meetings next month (1.15.24)
- Can Ashcroft boot Biden from Missouri’s ballot? A 2014 appeals court ruling says ‘no’ (1.15.24)
- Missouri ‘Adopt-a-Highway’ program in limbo over sign honoring convicted murderer (1.15.24)
- Sprawling new cannabis manufacturing, cultivation facility set to open in St. Louis County (1.15.24)
- Biden announces plan to cancel some student loan balances under $12,000 (1.15.24)
- Omaha Maya organization receives $15,000 grant for regenerative ag practices (1.11.24)
- Kansas chief justice says restoration of court records after cyber attack is on the ‘near horizon’ (1.11.24)
- Nebraska lawmaker seeks to block November ballot effort outlawing taxpayer money for private schools (1.11.24)
- Gov. Laura Kelly calls for Medicaid expansion, offers tax cut plan that speeds up end of grocery tax (1.11.24)
- MDC announces new conservation agent for Mercer County (1.11.24)
- Creston man faces several drug charges (1.11.24)
- Homeless man found guilty of child sex crimes (1.11.24)
- Nodaway County Sheriff won't seek third term (1.11.24)
- Group of Republican lawmakers raise concerns about Missouri death penalty (1.11.24)
- Warming centers opening in Nodaway County (1.11.24)
- Where's the money for rural Missouri education? (1.10.24)
- Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa’s leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events (1.10.24)
- Presidential candidates largely mum about details on how to ‘save’ Social Security (1.10.24)
- Open enrollment is the first education bill considered this year by Missouri House (1.10.24)
- Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says (1.10.24)
- 2022 Census of Agriculture data coming soon (1.10.24)
- Lied Public Library hosting Open Book Project (1.10.24)
- MDA announces grant funds from USDA (1.10.24)
- Big changes on the horizon for Chillicothe park (1.10.24)
- Albrecht-Kemper Museum postponing upcoming exhibition (1.10.24)
- Elderly man dies in single-vehicle wreck (1.9.24)
- MSHP: Teen seriously injured in two-vehicle wreck (1.9.24)
- Multiple drug trafficking charges filed in Nodaway County (1.9.24)
- Scholarships being offered by corn organizations (1.9.24)
- MODoT recognizes January as human trafficking month (1.9.24)
- Rural Iowans die from cancer at higher rate than urban counterparts (1.9.24)
- Young at Heart Resources offering Zoom courses (1.9.24)
- State representative shunned by Democrats launches campaign for Missouri governor (1.9.24)
- Fight for congressional majorities launches against backdrop of presidential campaigns (1.9.24)
- White House unveils $1 billion for electric and low-emission school buses (1.9.24)
- Iowa Legislature reconvenes with subdued start ahead of presidential caucuses (1.8.24)
- Missouri secretary of state is safe after shooting falsely reported at his home (1.8.24)
- NPPD reminds residents to stay safe during winter weather (1.8.24)
- Conception Abbey offering new retreats this year (1.8.24)
- Iowa DNR looking for applicants for summer jobs (1.8.24)
- OutNebraska advocates for LGBTQ+ at NE Capitol, statewide (1.8.24)
- Future of MoDOT building puts hitch in Missouri Capitol expansion plans (1.8.24)
- Coldwater Creek to finally have warning signs after decades of nuclear contamination (1.8.24)
- Four-day school week faces scrutiny from Missouri legislature, state education board (1.8.24)
- Trump legal problems abound as first test of 2024 presidential campaign nears in Iowa (1.8.24)
- MSHP: Chase ends in Clinton County crash (1.7.24)
- Nebraska bill would add asphyxiation by nitrogen gas as form of execution for death row inmates (1.7.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, Jan. 8-14 (1.7.24)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer, longtime Missouri Republican congressman, won’t seek reelection (1.7.24)
- A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand (1.7.24)
- Study credits diversification for Winnebago Tribe success (1.7.24)
- With most abortions illegal in Missouri, few expect new bills will get traction this year (1.7.24)
- Missouri lawmakers eye litany of tax cut proposals as Medicaid funding debate looms (1.7.24)
- December jobs report: Wages up, hiring steady as job market ends year strong (1.7.24)
- Doctors: Voting would improve U.S. health care system (1.7.24)
- MSHP: Elderly woman seriously injured in wreck (1.4.24)
- Renewing and revising USDA's RMAP benefits NE small towns (1.4.24)
- No charges in officer-involved shooting (1.4.24)
- Glenwood city council selects new mayor (1.4.24)
- MOBUCK$ program funds already depleted (1.4.24)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer opts out of another term in Congress (1.4.24)
- Congress was full of postponements in 2023. Now 2024 could be even less productive (1.4.24)
- Memorial service seeks answers on rapid increase in Missouri inmate deaths (1.4.24)
- Nearly half of Missouri social-equity marijuana license applicants were from out of state (1.4.24)
- Missouri legislators hope to fully lift felony drug ban from food assistance program (1.4.24)
- Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024 (1.3.24)
- KS couple accused of drug possession (1.3.24)
- Economic indicator shows growth in region (1.3.24)
- SJPL offering winter reading challenge (1.3.24)
- Report: Number of MO mental healthcare professionals jumps nearly 40% (1.3.24)
- MDC releases preliminary hunting figures (1.3.24)
- Nebraska lawmakers reconvene for new session that could shape up to be as contentious as the last (1.3.24)
- Environmental groups want stronger rules for use of coal ash fill after EPA reveals new risks (1.3.24)
- Appeal delays raises under Missouri highways commission pay plan (1.3.24)
- Missouri opts into summer EBT federal food benefits program (1.3.24)
- Maryville Police Chief to retire this week (1.2.24)
- ACLU: Excessive youth 'room confinement' non-rehabilitative, violates NE law (1.2.24)
- Nebraska state workers get reprieve from governor’s return-to-office order (1.2.24)
- Iowa DNR offers reminder about hunting seasons (1.2.24)
- Missouri governor bans Chinese and Russian companies from buying land near military sites (1.2.24)
- Iowans with disabilities ask lawmakers to protect special-ed funding (1.2.24)
- Livestock manure makes 'big stink' for MO family farmers (1.2.24)
- GOP infighting, election year politics could shape 2024 Missouri legislative session (1.2.24)
- Report: Rural Missouri needs more health care attention, investment (1.2.24)
- Missouri House Republicans choose Axiom Strategies executive to lead campaign effort (1.2.24)
- Iowa won’t participate in US food assistance program for kids this summer (1.1.24)
- Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues (1.1.24)
- States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire (1.1.24)
- Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children (1.1.24)
- The odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states (1.1.24)
- Requiring AM radio in vehicles benefits rural Nebraskans (1.1.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, Jan. 1-7 (1.1.24)
- MDC appoints new agent for Buchanan County (1.1.24)
- Missouri lawmakers renew push to regulate ‘delta-8 THC’ hemp products (1.1.24)
- Bill would open Missouri public school sports to homeschool students (1.1.24)
