University of Missouri Extension offering free tax classes
The University of Missouri Extension is set to host free tax workshops in December aimed at assisting farmers, ranchers, and landowners in enhancing their collaboration with tax professionals. The workshops will be led by MU Extension specialists,
Farm loans soar as ag economy deteriorates
Farmers are taking out loans at a rate and scale not seen in years as weakened crop prices weigh on the agricultural sector, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The volume
Mo. AG refuses to let Justice Dept. monitors into Mo. polling places
🚨BREAKING: I filed suit against the Biden-Harris DOJ for sending unauthorized poll monitors to Missouri polling locations. The law is clear that @KamalaHarris can’t just send unvetted individuals into our polling places. It’s illegal and undermines trust
2nd Congressional District of Kansas set to choose new representation
By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post New representation in Congress will be decided by voters in Kansas’ Second Congressional District on Tuesday. Incumbent Republican Jake LaTurner decided not to run for a third term. Derek Schmidt/Photo courtesy
ISU facility for LGBTQ students faces changes due to DEI backlash
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University is restructuring a campus LGBTQ center to comply with a state law that will go into effect next summer that prohibits state universities from funding Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices and
Inmate at Chillicothe women's prison dies of apparent natural causes
By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post A 61-year-old inmate at the women’s prison in Chillicothe has died of apparent natural causes. Officials with the Chillicothe Correctional Center report Sheila Phillips died Sunday morning. Phillips was sentenced to
Kansas Republican committees, Democratic governor’s PAC spend big on battleground races
Gov. Laura Kelly tours the Axe Shedd during an April 25, 2024, visit to Emporia. Her Middle of the Road PAC since August has spent $470,000 on a dozen Democrats seeking legislative seats. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Kansas’
Royals Witt Jr., Lugo win first career Gold Glove Awards
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., left, forces out Boston Red Sox’s Adam Duvall (18) at second and throws to first for the double play on a grounder by Boston’s Masataka Yoshida during the sixth inning
Parties point to different metrics as 2024 election winds down
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s two major political parties are emphasizing different metrics as Election Day draws near. A new “Iowa Poll” found Democrat Kamala Harris with a narrow lead over Donald Trump — and by Friday night,
Handful of Missouri legislative races will determine fate of GOP super majorities
The Missouri House chamber during the 2022 legislative session (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). BY: JASON HANCOCKMissouri Independent Missouri Democrats have been slowly chipping away at the GOP legislative supermajority in recent years, culminating in 2022 when the party