Missouri

Missouri's State Board of Education includes an advisory position for "an active classroom teacher," but it's remained unfilled since 2018. Gov. Mike Kehoe selected Park Hill High School math teacher Michael McDonald for the role.

Amendment 5 has garnered attention and advertising dollars aimed at swaying undecided Missouri voters. KC Media Collective partner The Beacon analyzed ads about the proposal to examine the claims and iron out what the constitutional amendment would actually do.

Amendment 4 would require any constitutional amendment put on the ballot through the initiative petition process to pass in all eight congressional districts.

The governor spoke at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce "State of the State" at Great Southern Bank Arena.

In January, Gov. Mike Kehoe called for a phase-out of the state's income tax and an expansion of sales and use taxes, which he wants voters to approve. That vote is Tuesday.

In many U.S. cities, even those without camping bans, officials are more aggressive with removing encampments from public spaces. People experiencing homelessness say they're moving frequently and experiencing anxiety.

New data from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development shows significant differences in average annual wages across the state, with several northwest Missouri counties ranking among the state's lowest-paid areas.

The state still has far fewer reported cases of the parasitic infection than other Midwestern states. Cylosporiasis symptoms include nausea and watery diarrhea.

Fire departments adapt to the increasing risk of flash flooding.

The Northwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force assisted the Chillicothe Police Department in the arrest of a United Kingdom national who authorities said traveled to Livingston County on Monday with the intent to cause alarm to a local family.