Pizza Hut revives Book It! for summer 2026, offering kids free pizza for reading goals
Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! program is making a summer return, allowing young readers to earn a free personal pan pizza by meeting their reading goals. Parents can set reading goals for Pre K – 6th graders on
Driver hospitalized in St. Joe after rear-end crash
BUCHANAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 3p.m. Thursday in Buchanan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Toyota Prius driven by a 2010 Orlando, Florida man was southbound on Interstate
75 MPH speed limits come closer to becoming a thing in Missouri
The Missouri House approved a bill that would allow state officials to increase speed limits on rural, four-lane highways to 75 mph. Sponsored by Sen. Jamie Burger and carried in the House by Rep. John Voss, the
Special Shatto Milk for the World Cup
Shatto Milk is launching a line of limited-edition milk flavors and bottles to celebrate the World Cup in Kansas City. The bottles will feature the “World Cow” logo and highlight countries playing in or based in KC.
Nodaway County Route U to close May 11
By JIM FARIS Crews with MoDOT will close the Route U crossover at U.S. Route 71 May 11th to the 22nd, to remove the median islands there and to relocate signs in the area. The affected area
Thousands Head To Springfield As Missouri Celebrates 100 Years Of Route 66
Thousands of people are expected to gather in southwest Missouri as Springfield kicks off the centennial Route 66 celebration starting today. Madison Wood, communications manager for Visit Springfield, says the city is recognized as the official birthplace
I got banned from the park for training squirrels to line up by height.
They didn’t like me critter sizing
Iowa Senate passes bill aimed at preventing government shutdowns
Senate Republicans in Iowa passed a bill aimed at preventing government shutdowns, which Democrats criticized as a power grab. The bill includes restrictions on gubernatorial powers, such as limiting the ability to close places of worship during
Missouri movie film credit change moves closer to governor’s desk
Missouri lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s film tax credits to attract larger projects. A bill in the state legislature would combine two separate funding pools into a $16 million allocation for the 50% tax credit.
Missouri Senate pares back plan to add Medicaid work requirements to constitution
State Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, is chair of the Senate committee that has pared back legislation aiming to authorize the state to impose Medicaid work requirements if federal law changes (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A