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  • Rural Missouri Meth Probs Persist
  • Missouri Electric Cooperatives share the importance of thriving rural communities (LISTEN)
  • Rural lifeline or potential monopoly? MU Health Care plan would allow expansion even if competition shrinks

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tonyskansascity.com /1 week ago

Rural Missouri Meth Probs Persist

A reminder that living in the sticks doesn't automatically bestow virtue or any sort of higher morality upon our Missouri neighbors . . . In fact, this report confirms that life ca...

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missourinet.com /2 days ago

Missouri Electric Cooperatives share the importance of thriving rural communities (LISTEN)

Missouri Electric Cooperatives has a clear goal: helping rural Missourians thrive. Clay Carroll, manager of member services at Callaway Electric Cooperative, joins Cameron Conner t...

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thebeaconnews.org /3 weeks ago

Rural lifeline or potential monopoly? MU Health Care plan would allow expansion even if competition shrinks

Proposed legislation would give MU Health Care broad freedom to expand across 25 mid-Missouri counties. Experts warn it may not be needed for rural hospital acquisitions and could...

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missourinet.com /1 week ago

Missouri Counties Plan Summit as Data Center Questions Increase Across Communities

Data centers are becoming a growing issue in communities across Missouri, prompting local leaders to seek more information about their potential impact. The Missouri Association of...

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

Hidden Gems, Hometown Favorites Top 2026 Best of Rural Missouri Awards (LISTEN)

What makes a small-town business stand out in a big way? Sara Schafer, editor of Rural Missouri magazine, joins Show Me Today to break down the “Best Of Rural Missouri” put togethe...

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thebeaconnews.org /2 weeks ago

Central Missouri’s Fitzgibbon Hospital files bankruptcy, highlighting growing strain on rural hospitals

Fitzgibbon Hospital will remain open during Chapter 11 proceedings and while a sale to a private buyer is finalized, but years of losses and cuts to services reflect challenges fac...

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themissouritimes.com /4 days ago

Opinion | Henderson: Protecting Rural Hospitals

My entire adult life, I have dedicated my life to working for, and being a part of the community I was raised in. The post Opinion | Henderson: Protecting Rural Hospitals appeared...

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

Severe weather leaves its mark on several Missouri communities

Tornado sirens sounded in several Missouri communities Friday night – bringing rain, hail, flooding, heavy winds, and rotation along with them. The National Weather Service is out...

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brownfieldagnews.com /4 days ago

Missouri Rice Council rejoins USA Rice

The Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council has rejoined USA Rice Federation. That means the state will participate in national rice advocacy and promotion efforts, giving...

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missourinet.com /1 week ago

How Missouri’s bridges became “life support” for historical communities (LISTEN)

Missouri’s old bridges are more than relics. They are reminders of how isolated communities survived, connected, traded, and rebuilt after floods and war. Joining Show Me Today is...

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aha.org /1 month ago

Sen. Josh Hawley shares priorities for rural hospitals, affordability

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, discussed his priorities for rural hospitals in Missouri and across the nation....

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missourinet.com /1 week ago

Missouri School District Joins Program To Boost “Durable Skills”

Missouri’s Greater Ozarks Cooperating School District will be testing a program aimed a honing some skills, which may not always show up on a report card.  Laura Slover of Educatio...

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

Storms Damage Central Missouri State Prisons

Strong storms that moved across Missouri early Monday morning left damage behind at two state prisons and across parts of central Missouri, including Randolph and Saline Counties....

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

Missouri House committee considering Senate bill on driver’s license offices

A Missouri House committee is considering a bill designed to keep driver’s license offices open in rural areas. The sponsor, State Sen. Sandy Crawford, R-Buffalo, described the cha...

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thebeaconnews.org /1 month ago

Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri as renters fight for affordable housing

Renters across Missouri are forming tenants unions to fight rent increases, evictions and limited affordable housing options. The post Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri a...

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newstalkkzrg.com /2 days ago

Senator Jill Carter appointed Chair of Select Committee on Rural Healthcare

The Select Committee on Rural Healthcare will review key issues affecting rural Missouri.

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tonyskansascity.com /1 month ago

Missouri & Kansas Stay Losing Medicaid

More deets on the demise of the social safety net in service of the latest Middle-East crusade that's ACTUALLY opposed by a growing number of Republican leaders . . . What's worse...

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

Missouri Senate Advances Agriculture and Railroad Tax Credit Proposal

A wide‑ranging tax credit package aimed at supporting Missouri agriculture and improving rail infrastructure has cleared the Missouri Senate and now heads to the House for consider...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Moisture boost will help MO crops after dry start

A farmer in southeast Missouri says he’s grateful for the much-needed moisture over the weekend, which should help the recently planted rice and soybeans emerge. Rance Daniels from...

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newstalkkzrg.com /1 week ago

Ben Baker suggestions on data centers

Former state representative Ben Baker of Neosho is now the Missouri State Director for Rural Development, part of the USDA.A hot topic right now is building data centers.Saying his...

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johncombest.com /1 month ago

Friday, April 17, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

Spectrum Local News: Hawley calls for testing across St. Louis County after more radioactive contamination found KCUR: USDA cuts funding for Kansas City urban farmers in the middle...

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fox4kc.com /1 month ago

Missouri elementary school temporarily closed due to air quality issues

Martin Warren Elementary in Warrensburg, Missouri, has been temporarily closed due to elevated radon gas and mold concerns

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

Property Tax Question Heads to Missouri Voters Tuesday Amid Legal Challenge

Missouri voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide a property tax question tied to Senate Bill 3, which appears on ballots in 97 of the state’s 114 counties. The measure asks whet...

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brownfieldagnews.com /4 weeks ago

Rains ease Missouri drought conditions, but Bootheel still dry

Drought conditions have improved in Missouri with the help of recent rains, but the state climatologist says extreme drought conditions linger in the southeast. “It’s a very region...

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