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Kansas City Star
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  Great news on KC minority and women contractors. Why so glum, City Council? | Opinion
...great news about trends in its contracting with minority- and women-owned businesses. Unfortunately, City Council members seem unwilling to take the win. In 1989, the Supreme Court held that governments cannot...
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KCUR   +5 other publications
  Missouri revived a massive tax incentive that could aid Royals and Current stadium projects
...proposed ballpark at Crown Center and the Current's riverfront stadium expansion could receive additional city and state funding through the MODESA program. Before the Power & Light District became the hub of...
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Hazelwood Patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: How a Hazelwood cricket ground is anchoring Missouri’s growing league
...around town. Let's dive in! ☀️ In today's newsletter: How a Hazelwood cricket ground is anchoring Missouri's growing league Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)...
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St​.‌ Charles, MO Patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: Shamrock FC Mixed Martial Arts and 11 more events
...☀️ Coming up on the calendar: Free Mahjong Open Play at Cork & Rind at Cork & Rind St. Charles Municipal Band Concert at St. Charles, MO Calendar Board Meeting (Strategy) at St. Charles DDRB (Developmental...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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  Looking Back in Time 6/18/26
...auction plans. SIKESTON — L.O. Whitworth Jr., P.E. of Sikeston, has been elected president of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers. Whitworth and other new officers were recently installed at the...
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KFVS12
  Protesters rally against data centers as Missouri officials meet to discuss projects
..."down, down with corporate vultures, up, up with agriculture." About 100 protesters gathered at the Missouri state capitol on Wednesday, June 17 as local government officials attended a private summit on data...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  Transparency, environmental concerns take center stage at data center meetings
...to the stage to share their views on the centers being built. Henry Iwenofu, a candidate for the Missouri House District 73, said his main concerns were centered around the economy and individual health....
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KBIA (NPR) Columbia
  Protestors say no to AI data centers in Jefferson City
Published June 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM CDT Kris Sand / Missouri News Network A protester holds a sign opposing the construction of a data center on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Katy Trail in Jefferson...
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KY3-TV Springfield   +1 other publication
  Protesters rally against data centers as Missouri officials meet to discuss projects
..."down, down with corporate vultures, up, up with agriculture." About 100 protesters gathered at the Missouri state capitol on Wednesday as local government officials attended a private summit on data center...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
  Private local government data center summit held in mid-Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Association of Counties hosted a summit on Wednesday to discuss what artificial intelligence data centers could bring to the state. The event was only for members of the ...
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Phelps County Focus
  RMU water quality report available online
Rolla Municipal Utilities (RMU) has produced a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that contains all the latest testing results concerning water quality as required by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources...
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Branson Tri-Lakes News
  Protestors say no to AI data centers in Jefferson City
Kris Sand, KBIA Missouri residents from across the state gathered to protest artificial intelligence data center development Wednesday in Jefferson City. The participants gathered near the Katy Trail to...
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Maryville Daily Forum   +2 other publications
  Protestors say no to AI data centers in Jefferson City
Kris Sand, KBIA Missouri residents from across the state gathered to protest artificial intelligence data center development Wednesday in Jefferson City. The participants gathered near the Katy Trail to...
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West Side Leader
  No plans yet submitted for proposed Festus data center project; civil lawsuits loom
While controversy over a proposed data center development project continues to rage in Festus, city officials say they have received no recent requests to move the project forward. CRG of St. Louis has...
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
  Missourians rally against data centers as officials gather to discuss them
...Kellogg / St. Louis Public Radio Lori Merriman, right, joins members of the public, along with the Missouri Rural Crisis Center and the No MO Dirty Data Center Coalition during a protest near the Katy Trail...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  LAGERS expansion nears completion on West Main Street
The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System is growing its Jefferson City footprint with a three-story addition to its headquarters, expected to be complete this fall. Missouri LAGERS is...
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The Narrative Matters
  St. Louis Region News: Weekly Roundup on Crime, Courts, Community, and Culture June 19
...engagement patterns heavily favored critical investigative pieces regarding civic unrest in Minneapolis, municipal data center regulations, and regional logistics infrastructure updates across Missouri and Minnesota....
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Ozark Radio News
  Sports With GaryLee
...battles. The road toward another Super Bowl run starts now. The Chiefs will report to the campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, during the final week of July. The first practices...
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Platte County Citizen
  Hearing scheduled in Sharkey murder case
...Huseynov speaks the southern dialect of Azerbaijani, and attempts to locate a certified interpreter in Missouri failed. One was found in California and will attend the hearing remotely. Huseynov remains in custody...
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Missouri Independent   +3 other publications
  Missouri revives tax incentive that could aid Royals stadium, Kansas City riverfront projects
Some of Kansas City’s most bustling areas were financed through the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act. Now, it’s set to come back with expanded boundaries that reach from the Missouri riverfront south...
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Maries County Advocate
  Officials provide water system improvements update
...pressure, complete new water line installations and expand service capacity to the south side of town. Mayor James (Pudd) Mitchell told the Belle Board of Aldermen on June 11 that work continues on the Alvarado...
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Maries County Advocate
  Bland Municipal Court reports 17 new cases in May
By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer Posted 6/17/26 BELLE — The Bland Municipal Court recorded 17 new traffic cases and five new ordinance-related cases between May 1-28, according to its monthly Municipal...
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The Narrative Matters
  Stacey Fowler Leadership & Heart Award: SLATE’s Cassandra Williams Honored for Workforce Excellence
...25-year career dedicated to overcoming employment barriers and driving economic growth in St. Louis, Missouri. Image courtesy City of St. Louis. A Premier Workforce Leadership Recognition in St. Louis The...
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St​.‌ Louis Post Dispatch
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  Preparing for the St. Louis World's Fair: Revisiting local history
...by river silt. Fair organizers had feared that their fountains would bubble brown. Image courtesy Missouri History Museum Crews build a road in Forest Park in 1902 for the World's Fair. Image courtesy Missouri...
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
  A brigade of residents are battling the secrecy around data centers in Missouri
...work, that's taking up an increasing amount of her time. During these daily sessions, Farrar emails city clerks, landowners and lawyers. She files requests with government agencies for public records. And...
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Warren County Record
  The debate over overnight cannabis sales continues at Warrenton City Hall
...policy is to keep such footage for 90s days. He also stated that the facility is inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Division of Cannabis Regulation randomly on a quarterly...
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Warren County Record
  Wright City aldermen approve asphalt plant site plan, over objections from nearby residents
...Thursday, June 11. The proposed plant would be located off of Roelker Road near Star Connection Drive. Mayor Michelle Heiliger said that during a June 1 workshop meeting the board discussed having Magruder move...
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Kansas City Star
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  What will become of the last open piece of property in Mission Hills? | Hudnall
...and had already spoken with a real estate broker. "Well, that kind of triggered us a little bit," Mayor Andy Weed told me last week in the council chambers of Mission Hills City Hall, just across the street...
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Kansas City Star
  / Paywall
  Great news on KC minority and women contractors. Why so glum, City Council? | Opinion
...great news about trends in its contracting with minority- and women-owned businesses. Unfortunately, City Council members seem unwilling to take the win. In 1989, the Supreme Court held that governments cannot...
06/18/2026   USA USA    Online
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Liberty Utilities gets approval for natural gas turbine in Joplin
The Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday gave Liberty Utilities Company the green light to build a 250-megawatt F-class natural gas combustion turbine at its State Line power facility in Joplin....
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Cole County gears up for America’s 250th by emphasizing history
...were ahead of everybody," he said. "I think we're one of the most active counties in the state of Missouri." The committee is hosting several events throughout June and July, with some spreading into August....
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Lincoln University board approves university budget, pay bump for employees
...coming from the state. Typically, Lincoln would see a slight increase in its state funding, but the Missouri General Assembly passed a state budget earlier this year that does not include funding increases...
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Columbia Daily Tribune
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  Columbia eases rules for additional living spaces on residential lots
June 18, 2026, 4:09 a.m. CT The Columbia City Council has approved updated zoning rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The new rules remove the need for a special permit for ADUs in single-family...
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KCUR
  Missouri residents educate each other about data centers as AI companies come knocking
Companies including Amazon and Google are building data centers in Missouri amid a boom in generative artificial intelligence. For residents in many communities, they aren't getting many answers from either...
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KCUR   +5 other publications
  Missouri revived a massive tax incentive that could aid Royals and Current stadium projects
...proposed ballpark at Crown Center and the Current's riverfront stadium expansion could receive additional city and state funding through the MODESA program. Before the Power & Light District became the hub of...
06/18/2026   USA USA    Online
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Springfield patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: What you’ll find at Springfield’s new "Americans and the Holocaust" exhibit.
...towns and everywhere in between. UScellular is now a part of T-Mobile. Find out more at T-Mobile.com/Better-Together. Find a T-Mobile store near Springfield. Weather forecast: Thursday: Showers and a heavier...
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Arnold Patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: How a new city attorney could reshape Arnold’s next big decisions
...abandoned Arnold Parkway project and a critical state audit of the city's transportation districts. The mayor favors sticking with a contracted firm, while some council members are exploring an in-house lawyer...
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Southeast Missourian   +2 other publications
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  With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash
...eight people aboard, while on Sunday, 12 people were killed when a plane on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed. ‘It looked like part of a movie’ Among the motorists who stopped in Laredo was Zayra Garza,...
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KTVO-TV (ABC 3)
  A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses By JEFF McMURRAY - Associated Press of 3 Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some...
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KMOV 4 St​.‌ Louis
  SLMPD Board approves raises for command staff as public sounds off on move
...board approved raises for SLMPD command staff ranging from 16% to 22%. The vote comes two weeks after Mayor Cara Spencer said the last-minute move throws the city budget into chaos, as Spencer says they now...
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Southeast Missourian   +1 other publication
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  A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with JEFF McMURRAY, Associated Press Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with facial...
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Benton County Enterprise
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  A Mssage From The Mayor
...Posted 6/17/26 New City Attorney and City Prosecutor Appointed My first priority as your incoming Mayor was to terminate the services of the Lauber Law Firm. I am pleased to report that the Board of Aldermen...
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WDAF-TV (FOX 4) Kansas City
  Investigators seek clues in small jet crash that …
...regrettable, it is nothing short of a miracle that this tragedy did not become a mass fatality event," Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño said during a news conference Wednesday. Two pilots and three teenagers survived the...
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St​.‌ Louis Magazine
  Police Board gets an earful from St. Louis residents
...and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. He was one of many speakers to note that Mayor Cara Spencer is the only board member to have been elected, yet she has been the one getting bullied....
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St​.‌ Joseph News Press
  Missouri Farm Bureau endorses Willett in 6th District race
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri Farm Bureau announced Wednesday morning its endorsement of Kansas City Councilman Nathan Hall Willett for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
  Columbia sued for guaranteeing American Airlines money for new flights to Charlotte
...Airlines and prevent the city from making similar deals in the future. It points to an article in the Missouri Constitution that prohibits local government entities from using public money to pay private people...
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KMOX Radio 1120 St​.‌ Louis
  Developer: Communities need to be on their marks if Missouri Innovation Zones get the Governor's signature
...measure is the next hope for urban renewal in the St. Louis region. KMOX has been following creation of Missouri Innovation Zones. One key feature is a tax incentive plan for converting offices to residential spaces....
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KCUR
  Kansas City debuta como sede mundialista con triunfo de Argentina liderado por Messi
...Mundial, Messi también igualó el récord histórico de goles en el torneo. Y todo lo hizo en Kansas City, Missouri, donde encabezó la victoria de Argentina por 3-0 sobre Argelia en Arrowhead Stadium. "Messi es de...
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Kansas City Star
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  Why was KC World Cup traffic worse than Chiefs games? Local officials blame FIFA
...park-and-ride shuttle service said they were on the bus for more than an hour because of the traffic. Mayor Quinton Lucas said in response to the mess that the city will work with FIFA and local organizers...
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West Side Leader
  No plans yet submitted for proposed Festus data center project; civil lawsuits loom
While controversy over a proposed data center development project continues to rage in Festus, city officials say they have received no recent requests to move the project forward. CRG of St. Louis has...
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Kansas City Star
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  During World Cup, Kansas City shootings put gun violence under a microscope
...bare the plague of gun violence in the city. The shootings have highlighted a protracted debate over Missouri’s gun laws, among the loosest in the nation, and local leaders’ yearslong struggle to combat homicides...
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KMOV 4 St​.‌ Louis   +1 other publication
  Investigators seek clues in small jet crash that killed 1 in Texas, where bystanders rushed to help
...regrettable, it is nothing short of a miracle that this tragedy did not become a mass fatality event," Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño told a news conference Wednesday. The cause of the crash was not immediately known....
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
  Missourians rally against data centers as officials gather to discuss them
...Kellogg / St. Louis Public Radio Lori Merriman, right, joins members of the public, along with the Missouri Rural Crisis Center and the No MO Dirty Data Center Coalition during a protest near the Katy Trail...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  There have been 4 major plane crashes in the US in 4 days. What is going on?
...County, Washington, when a Marine fighter jet crashed. The pilot parachuted to safety. In Butler, Missouri, the next day, 11 passengers and a pilot died when a skydiving plane crashed moments after takeoff....
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  KC2026 cites stadium entry as cause of transportation delays getting to Tuesday match
...recommendations to improve operations ahead of Saturday's match." In a similar vein, the office of KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas said the city will continue to work with World Cup partners to ensure a smooth experience...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  LAGERS expansion nears completion on West Main Street
The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System is growing its Jefferson City footprint with a three-story addition to its headquarters, expected to be complete this fall. Missouri LAGERS is...
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Jackson Cash-Book Journal
  Jackson R-2 schools pass annual budget including 4% raises
...school year. As part of the program, Jackson R-2 pays 40% of the salary supplement and the State of Missouri pays the remaining 60% through grant funds. Lacy said the district recently received a check for...
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Dexter Statesman
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  Dexter pursues asphalt and daycare expansion grants, accepts funding for new police generator
...held a public hearing for a Community Development Block Grant at a special meeting Monday. Dexter Mayor Mark Snider opened the meeting and hearing, after which Tiffany Belcher with the Bootheel Regional...
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Joplin Globe
  Investigators seek clues in small jet crash that killed 1 in Texas, where bystanders rushed to help
...regrettable, it is nothing short of a miracle that this tragedy did not become a mass fatality event," Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño told a news conference Wednesday. The cause of the crash was not immediately known....
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KCUR
  Lionel Messi made history in Kansas City. Algeria's World Cup team made lifelong friends
...national team lost 0-3 on Tuesday against powerhouse Argentina, they've already won hearts around Kansas City. Unfortunately, traffic woes meant that some fans didn't get to the stadium in time for kickoff. Lionel...
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KBSI-TV Fox 23
  Carbondale event to celebrate Negro Leagues history and inspire future leaders
...organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Illinois and I Can Read, will join Carbondale Mayor Carolin Harvey and city officials to attend a Thrillville Thrillbillies game while learning about...
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Missouri Independent   +3 other publications
  Missouri revives tax incentive that could aid Royals stadium, Kansas City riverfront projects
Some of Kansas City’s most bustling areas were financed through the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act. Now, it’s set to come back with expanded boundaries that reach from the Missouri riverfront south...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  MoDOT takes notice as bike fatalities triple in three-year span
Missouri transportation officials are looking into cyclist safety as data show a spike in deaths in recent years. The Missouri Department of Transportation's recently updated Long-Range Transportation...
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Spectrum News St​.‌ Louis
  St. Louis hopes for up to $1.5B in HUD money for disaster recovery, waits on Congress
...bill in years. "One of the unfortunate realities of the tornado that impacted St. Louis is timing," Mayor Cara Spencer said. "It could not have been the worst, could not have been worst timing from FEMA,...
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Kirksville Daily Express
  Embracing Local History: Part 210 - A JEWISH IMMIGRANT NAMED JOSEPH BURDMAN - Chapter 1
...respected civic leader in his adopted country, a generous philanthropist, a successful businessman, and a mayor of Kirksville, but he had very humble beginnings. Joseph "Joe" Burdman was born on October 15, 1893,...
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Maries County Advocate
  Officials provide water system improvements update
...pressure, complete new water line installations and expand service capacity to the south side of town. Mayor James (Pudd) Mitchell told the Belle Board of Aldermen on June 11 that work continues on the Alvarado...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  Emiten alerta de tornado para partes de Illinois y Missouri
...CNN Más de dos millones de personas en el centro y norte de Illinois y en el extremo noreste de Missouri se encuentran bajo vigilancia de tornado hasta las 3:00 p.m. (hora del centro) de este miércoles,...
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Maries County Advocate
  Bland Municipal Court reports 17 new cases in May
By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer Posted 6/17/26 BELLE — The Bland Municipal Court recorded 17 new traffic cases and five new ordinance-related cases between May 1-28, according to its monthly Municipal...
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Maryville Daily Forum   +2 other publications
  Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed
Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2016 barring state and local governments from imposing new sales taxes on most services — a measure its backers pitched as protection against future...
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Springfield Daily Citizen
  Ozarks Tech considers asking for a tax increase in April 2027
...apply. Don’t have an account yet? Register here. If Ozarks Technical Community College asks for a property tax increase next year, school officials say it will not be to make up for reduced state funding....
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Missouri Independent   +1 other publication
  Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed
...citizen-led constitutional amendments to win not only a statewide majority, but also a majority in each of Missouri's eight congressional districts (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun). Missouri voters approved...
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
  A brigade of residents are battling the secrecy around data centers in Missouri
...work, that's taking up an increasing amount of her time. During these daily sessions, Farrar emails city clerks, landowners and lawyers. She files requests with government agencies for public records. And...
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KCUR
  Missouri residents educate each other about data centers as AI companies come knocking
Companies including Amazon and Google are building data centers in Missouri amid a boom in generative artificial intelligence. For residents in many communities, they aren't getting many answers from either...
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KCUR   +5 other publications
  Missouri revived a massive tax incentive that could aid Royals and Current stadium projects
...proposed ballpark at Crown Center and the Current's riverfront stadium expansion could receive additional city and state funding through the MODESA program. Before the Power & Light District became the hub of...
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Park Hills Daily Journal
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  VFW District 8 Newsletter #100
VFW District 8 Newsletter: crisis hotlines, Missouri veteran tax and pay legislation updates, July events, Army birthday tribute, and a look back at the road to independence. CWO5 Randle M. Tolliver, USN...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  Lawsuit filed against Columbia over city’s airport revenue guarantee
...petition also names the city and Finance Director Matthew Lue as defendants. Previous reporting says funds for the revenue guarantee would come from $750,000 of private contributions and $750,000 from the...
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Columbia Missourian
  New lawsuit claims city's revenue guarantee to American Airlines is unconstitutional
...Charlotte. The $1.5 million guarantee between the city and American Airlines comes from both public funds and private donations, each adding $750,000 to the total. The public funds are taken from the city’s...
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Boone County Journal
  New lawsuit claims city's revenue guarantee to American Airlines is unconstitutional
...Charlotte. The $1.5 million guarantee between the city and American Airlines comes from both public funds and private donations, each adding $750,000 to the total. The public funds are taken from the city's...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
  Columbia sued for guaranteeing American Airlines money for new flights to Charlotte
...Airlines and prevent the city from making similar deals in the future. It points to an article in the Missouri Constitution that prohibits local government entities from using public money to pay private people...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  Safety ambassadors begin monitoring downtown Columbia
...Wednesday. The ambassador program is a partnership between the city, the District and the University of Missouri. City documents in previous reporting say it will cost all three parties a roughly combined $500,000...
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Maryville Daily Forum
  Federal judge remands pot tax class action to state court
A federal judge has ordered a proposed class-action lawsuit involving Missouri marijuana dispensaries and allegedly unconstitutional local sales taxes to be returned to state court, ruling that recent changes...
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Kansas City Star
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  During World Cup, Kansas City shootings put gun violence under a microscope
...bare the plague of gun violence in the city. The shootings have highlighted a protracted debate over Missouri’s gun laws, among the loosest in the nation, and local leaders’ yearslong struggle to combat homicides...
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Kansas City Star
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  KCK is trying something new to keep families from losing their homes in tax sales
...repair programs and other local programs that require homeownership to access, Davis said. And unpaid property taxes can land a house in the government’s tax sale. Through its new Homes for Generations Program,...
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Brownfield Network Ag News
  Ag groups take wait-and-see stance on Missouri income tax elimination plan
Photo taken by Brownfield's Carah Hart. Missouri voters will decide in August whether to phase out and eventually eliminate the state’s income tax, and several state ag groups tell Brownfield they are...
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KICK 97​.‌9 FM Quincy   +3 other publications
  Missouri Conservation Department Cutting Over 100 Jobs
Missouri Conservation Department Cutting Over 100 Jobs Doc HollidayPublished: June 17, 2026 Google Maps Street View It's been a challenging year for many businesses and Missouri government jobs are being...
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Jackson Cash-Book Journal
  Jackson R-2 schools pass annual budget including 4% raises
...school year. As part of the program, Jackson R-2 pays 40% of the salary supplement and the State of Missouri pays the remaining 60% through grant funds. Lacy said the district recently received a check for...
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Missouri Independent   +3 other publications
  Missouri revives tax incentive that could aid Royals stadium, Kansas City riverfront projects
Some of Kansas City’s most bustling areas were financed through the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act. Now, it’s set to come back with expanded boundaries that reach from the Missouri riverfront south...
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moscout​.‌com
  MOScout Daily Update: Anti-A4 Starts Ad Campaign - Pro-A5 Hits 'Big Tech'- Vogel Adds $300K - Carter Complaint and more...
...entirely on Amendment 5 (Kehoe tax plan). New A5 Message: Anti-Big Tech The latest ad from the pro-A5 Missouri Promise campaign takes aim at "Big Tech." See it here. That hum is the sound of big tech making money...
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Maryville Daily Forum   +2 other publications
  Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed
Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2016 barring state and local governments from imposing new sales taxes on most services — a measure its backers pitched as protection against future...
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Missouri Independent   +1 other publication
  Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed
...citizen-led constitutional amendments to win not only a statewide majority, but also a majority in each of Missouri's eight congressional districts (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun). Missouri voters approved...
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
  A brigade of residents are battling the secrecy around data centers in Missouri
...work, that's taking up an increasing amount of her time. During these daily sessions, Farrar emails city clerks, landowners and lawyers. She files requests with government agencies for public records. And...
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Columbia Daily Tribune
  8 Columbia small businesses get REDI grants to fund growth
...18, 2026, 3:47 a.m. CT Eight small businesses in Columbia have been awarded grants from Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI) to support their growth and innovation. Grants range from $5,000 to $10,000...
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KCUR
  Missouri residents educate each other about data centers as AI companies come knocking
Companies including Amazon and Google are building data centers in Missouri amid a boom in generative artificial intelligence. For residents in many communities, they aren't getting many answers from either...
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KCUR   +5 other publications
  Missouri revived a massive tax incentive that could aid Royals and Current stadium projects
...proposed ballpark at Crown Center and the Current's riverfront stadium expansion could receive additional city and state funding through the MODESA program. Before the Power & Light District became the hub of...
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Springfield patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: What you’ll find at Springfield’s new "Americans and the Holocaust" exhibit.
...towns and everywhere in between. UScellular is now a part of T-Mobile. Find out more at T-Mobile.com/Better-Together. Find a T-Mobile store near Springfield. Weather forecast: Thursday: Showers and a heavier...
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Chesterfield Patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: When Polyphia will bring their 2026 world tour to Chesterfield
...will bring their 2026 world tour to Chesterfield How a Chesterfield acquisition helped win a global economic development award Also on today's calendar: EDM Orchestra and 2 more events. Today's riddle: What...
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Kansas City patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: How revived state tax breaks could reshape downtown and the Royals’ future.
Spotted on the Kansas City calendar: WWE SmackDown Posted Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 2:18 am CT Hey hey Kansas City! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️ In...
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Southeast Missourian
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  Out of the past: June 18
...St. on a bare-bones budget; but both say they don’t want the museum to be absorbed into Southeast Missouri State University’s planned River Campus museum as has been suggested. Schindler’s Family Tavern...
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KTVO-TV (ABC 3)
  A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses By JEFF McMURRAY - Associated Press of 3 Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some...
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Southeast Missourian   +1 other publication
  / Paywall
  A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with JEFF McMURRAY, Associated Press Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with facial...
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California Democrat
  Missouri Medicaid will no longer cover chiropractic care after budget cuts
18 hours, 57 minutes ago by The Missouri Independent , Steph Quinn Damon Grosvenor/Jefferson City News Tribune photo: State Rep. Darin Chappell, R-Rogersville, introduces his bill to expand First Amendment...
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Benton County Enterprise
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  The #1 pop song from the year you graduated high school
Joseph Bien-Kahn Posted 6/14/26 Stacker pulled data from Billboard's year-end charts to compile a list of the #1 pop song for each year from 1946 to 2024. This item is available in full to subscribers....
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  Lawsuit filed against Columbia over city’s airport revenue guarantee
...petition also names the city and Finance Director Matthew Lue as defendants. Previous reporting says funds for the revenue guarantee would come from $750,000 of private contributions and $750,000 from the...
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Columbia Missourian
  New lawsuit claims city's revenue guarantee to American Airlines is unconstitutional
...Charlotte. The $1.5 million guarantee between the city and American Airlines comes from both public funds and private donations, each adding $750,000 to the total. The public funds are taken from the city’s...
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Boone County Journal
  New lawsuit claims city's revenue guarantee to American Airlines is unconstitutional
...Charlotte. The $1.5 million guarantee between the city and American Airlines comes from both public funds and private donations, each adding $750,000 to the total. The public funds are taken from the city's...
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Missouri Baptist College
  How to Work in Mental Health Without Becoming a Therapist
...the setting: Coordinating services: Case managers connect individuals to housing, health care, transportation or social services while coordinating with multiple providers Supporting community access: Community...
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West Side Leader
  No plans yet submitted for proposed Festus data center project; civil lawsuits loom
While controversy over a proposed data center development project continues to rage in Festus, city officials say they have received no recent requests to move the project forward. CRG of St. Louis has...
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Licking News
  Town Hall meeting held in Licking
...use. Presiding Commissioner Long said that he has been watching the reactions of other counties, in Missouri and elsewhere, to see if there is a way to regulate a potential data center’s use of water and energy...
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The Narrative Matters
  St. Louis Region News: Weekly Roundup on Crime, Courts, Community, and Culture June 19
...engagement patterns heavily favored critical investigative pieces regarding civic unrest in Minneapolis, municipal data center regulations, and regional logistics infrastructure updates across Missouri and Minnesota....
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St​.‌ Louis Economic Development
  STL Partnership Wins BREI Award
...leader in business retention and expansion (BRE) education and certification, has awarded St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership) with its Award of Excellence for the Multi-Community over...
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KBSI-TV Fox 23
  Union County Sheriff’s Office launches Fourth of July traffic safety campaign
...remain one of the most effective ways to reduce injuries and save lives in a crash. The campaign is funded through federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation and...
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Jackson Cash-Book Journal
  Jackson R-2 schools pass annual budget including 4% raises
...school year. As part of the program, Jackson R-2 pays 40% of the salary supplement and the State of Missouri pays the remaining 60% through grant funds. Lacy said the district recently received a check for...
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KCUR
  Lionel Messi made history in Kansas City. Algeria's World Cup team made lifelong friends
...national team lost 0-3 on Tuesday against powerhouse Argentina, they've already won hearts around Kansas City. Unfortunately, traffic woes meant that some fans didn't get to the stadium in time for kickoff. Lionel...
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Missouri Independent   +3 other publications
  Missouri revives tax incentive that could aid Royals stadium, Kansas City riverfront projects
Some of Kansas City’s most bustling areas were financed through the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act. Now, it’s set to come back with expanded boundaries that reach from the Missouri riverfront south...
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KTTN Trenton
  Contour to begin Chicago and Dallas flights from Kirksville
Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options The City of Kirksville has announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation selected Contour Airlines’ proposal to serve the community through the...
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thegatewaypundit​.‌com
  UPDATE: Senator Josh Hawley Opens Investigation into MLB for Discrimination Against Christian Players for Proclaiming Their Faith on Pride Night - Calls Out League’s Hypocrisy
...review of the league’s recent history. In 2020, MLB itself turned its uniforms and its fields into a billboard for political and social messages. It created jersey patches reading ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘United...
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