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Today's Weather: Cold with Intermittent Clouds

1 month 1 week ago
The day starts off very cold with temperatures near 15 degrees and a feels like of 13. Mostly clear skies in the early morning make for a brisk start. As the morning progresses, clouds will intermittently break, offering some sunshine but the cold persists with highs topping out around 29 degrees. Winds from the north at about 7 mph, gusting up to 14 mph, keep the chill in the air noticeable. By evening, the skies will clear again, leaving mainly clear and cold conditions as temperatures drop towar

Proposed bill aims to reduce screen time in Missouri elementary schools

1 month 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - A proposed bill in Jefferson City would limit classroom screen time for elementary school students while requiring an increase in paper assignments and handwriting. State Rep. Tricia Byrnes, a Republican from Wentzville, sponsored House Bill 22-30, which aims to shift kindergarten through fifth grade instruction back to printed books and foundational skills. [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri Senate considers bills to halt solar development on farmland

1 month 1 week ago
The conversion of Missouri farm land from food to solar power production creates feuds among neighbors, pits residents against developers and raises questions about property rights. Those tensions were on full display Tuesday in the Missouri Senate Commerce Committee, which held hearings on two bills aimed at halting solar power development and a third that […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri’s fiscally irresponsible path will be paid for by everyday people

1 month 1 week ago
Missouri lawmakers have been pushing regressive and shortsighted tax policies that undermine everyday workers and sabotage the Show-Me State’s ability to raise revenue. Within a few months, Missouri ended taxation of capital gains, poised itself to cut property taxes across the state and reignited the Kansas City border war. To make matters even worse, the […]
Logan Liguore