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The state of Missouri rejected hundreds of requests for personalized license plates in 2025, some silly or playful in nature, but all found to violate state guidelines.

The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson said in his holiday message to fans that there would be new music coming — turns out, it's a whole new album.Chris and brother Rich Robinson just announced that The Black Crowes…

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Eddie M. Love will be sentenced June 11. The U.S. Attorney's Office is asking he serve 50 years in prison. Love had previously served prison time for robbery.

GODFREY – A local woman who acted swiftly to help save the occupants of a burning home is Godfrey’s latest Good Neighbor Award recipient. Tamara Jones was presented with this month’s Good Neighbor Award by Trustee Sarah Woodman at the Jan. 6, 2026 Public Safety Committee meeting. Woodman said Jones was leaving her home in the Seasons Subdivision one afternoon last October when she saw what appeared to be smoke rising from a house in her neighborhood. “Tamara could hav

If cold air directly caused illness, every walk to the mailbox would come with a guaranteed sore throat. Yet the idea that “being out in the cold will make you sick” is one of the most stubborn health beliefs around. It shows up in family warnings, school rules, and everyday routines—like bundling up a child who insists they “feel fine.” So why do so many people connect cold weather to colds and flu, even though viruses are the real cause? The quick truth: cold

A trial litigating the parameters of Missouri’s new reproductive rights amendment begins Monday in Kansas City. The outcome will reach far beyond the state’s borders. The trial, which will include testimony from abortion providers, Planned Parenthood leadership and anti-abortion doctors, will give an unusually detailed look at the inner-workings of abortion in Missouri, highlighting how […]

If you’ve ever stayed up late to finish a paper or meet a deadline, you’ve probably said you were “burning the midnight oil.” But the phrase isn’t just a colorful way to describe a long night—it’s a leftover from a time when late-night work had a literal smell, flicker, and cost. Why this phrase still feels so familiar Even with bright LED lamps and glowing laptop screens, “burning the midnight oil” still hits a nerve. It captures a specific

Taken together, January 9 shows how single decisions—by inventors, leaders, activists, and artists—can ripple outward for decades. In 1431, the trial of Joan of Arc began in Rouen, in what is now France. Captured during the Hundred Years’ War, Joan was accused of heresy and other charges by a church court aligned with English political interests. The proceedings were shaped by the conflict of the era: control of territory, legitimacy of rulers, and the power of religious institutions.

Chief Robert Tracy said it's a "win-win" that a local university can use his expertise from decades of experience in law enforcement.

BUZZ MAGAZINE – A new book on Illinois’ leaders and actions in the Revolutionary War helps celebrate America 250th anniversary with an array of little-known stories to inspire and excite readers. Illinois in the Revolutionary War provides fast-moving, easy-to-read narrative on the events that took place in present-day Illinois during the American Revolution, forty years before statehood. Many of the stories in the book have been overlooked in the 250 years since they happened. Writt

Megan Huffman is holding off paying rent and utilities this month for the day care she runs in Kansas City so she can guarantee that her employees won’t miss a paycheck. The state owes her business, Rising Sun Learning Center, around $49,000 in payments as part of a subsidy program that reimburses child care providers […]

Dan King played like the other two contestants weren't even there.

Friday kicks off with a chilly start near 37 degrees. It stays breezy in the morning with some sunshine breaking through the clouds. By afternoon, temperatures climb to a high of 51 degrees under partly sunny skies and winds from the north-northwest around 10 to 23 mph gusts. Evening brings mostly cloudy conditions and a couple of light showers arrive late, continuing overnight with lows dipping to 37. Winds ease to around 6 mph from the northeast. Allergy levels remain low with good air quality.

Late last year, most major U.S. telecoms were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to hack into U.S. communications networks and then spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year completely undetected. The “Salt Typhoon” hack was so severe, the intruders spent another year rooting around the ISP networks even after […]

The new musical The Outsiders captures the soul of the story and the heart of the audience in a bittersweet, yet hopeful, production.

BUZZ MAGAZINE – Country Bend Campground in Litchfield was recntly recognized with an ANDIES Award at this year’s Campground Owner’s Expo (COE) in Branson, Missouri in December, earning top honors for excellence in its new rack card design. The ANDIES AWARDS were created by Anderson’s Brochure Distribution Service to highlight outstanding print marketing in the outdoor hospitality and tourism industries. Country Bend Campground was one of just a handful of campgrounds