COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — The USDA said Wednesday that it had approved Missouri’s waiver seeking to exclude candy, soda and other junk food from purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Goats concluded their first season at Civic Arena back in July, but preparation for 2026 is in full swing.
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(AP) — Students applying to college know they can’t — or at least shouldn’t — use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read them.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Community members are invited to join in the holiday festivities with a special visitor from the North Pole this weekend in St. Joseph.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph NAACP Chapter will honor two of its late leaders by presenting a new service award.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — A Columbia green card holder who has been ordered deported from the United States, with a lifetime ban to keep him from reentering the country, says the outcome of his immigration case was predetermined.
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Matthew Sanders COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri and the U.S. Department of Education have reached a proposed settlement over the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The Education Department said Tuesday in a news release that the state has agreed not to enroll new borrowers in the SAVE student loan debt forgiveness plan,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) —  The St. Joseph School District’s Finance Committee met Tuesday to take a closer look at the financial report Executive Finance Director Linda Quinley shared with the full School Board on Nov. 24.Â
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — With winter coming, local homeowners and renters will start to see an increase in their energy bills.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Academic achievers from all five St. Joseph high schools and surrounding areas were unveiled as finalists for prestigious local scholarships this weekend.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KQTV) — A St. Joseph native and Central High School alumnus has earned one of the world’s most prestigious academic honors.
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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District saw three people file for two Board of Education seats up for grabs on the first day of filings.
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More than 305,000 signatures on a petition to put a new congressional map to a vote were being scanned and counted by the secretary of state’s Elections Division on Tuesday after months of collection by People Not Politicians.
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TANEY COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A Missouri man wanted on multiple child sex crimes has been captured after more than two years on the run.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his quest to hold on to a slim Republican majority in next year’s elections.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — An upcoming gathering of disaster survivors in Washington D.C. could play a pivotal role in sparking changes within the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The American Water Charitable Foundation announced it had awarded a $4,500 State Strategic Impact grant to Second Harvest Community Food Bank.
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PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — The Platte County Commission said it will consider orders, which would bring changes to its Senior Property Tax Relief Program.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Parents can now view which public school their child has been assigned to next year as part of updated boundaries for the St. Joseph School District.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph City Council approved the implementation of drones and a salary increase for the St. Joseph Police Department during its Monday meeting.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A new fleet of high-tech drones and salary increases for police and 911 dispatchers are in line for approval at tonight’s City Council meeting, a potential boost to public safety and emergency operations.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) —Â The St. Joseph School District Board of Education discussed salaries, boundaries and transfers at its Monday night work session.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Local law enforcement confirmed one person has died as a result of a house fire early Friday morning.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri could join a number of states adding increased regulations to pharmacy benefit managers who play a central role in managing patient prescription costs.
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(CNN) — A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a tsunami warning for parts of the coastline.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Missouri Western State University will host its 2nd Annual “Education Day” basketball games, bringing together area elementary schools to immerse in a basketball gameday experience.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will celebrate one local business, which helps create lasting family memories during the holiday season.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.
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CALDWELL COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — A Hamilton, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a crash in Caldwell County Friday.
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