Missouri legislature passes bill to ban cell phones in the classroom

Home/News Joplin MO/Missouri legislature passes bill to ban cell phones in the classroom The Missouri legislature has passed a bill that aims to ban cell phones in public K-12 classrooms. The Missouri Independent reports that SB 68 would require …

Former U.S. Senator, Missouri Governor Christopher "Kit" Bond died at the age of 86

Governor Mike Kehoe announced on Tuesday that former United States Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond has died. A release from Kehoe’s office states that Bond died Tuesday, May 13, in St. Louis at the age of 86. The release includes this …

Missouri legal advocacy group sues the state over extreme heat at Jefferson City prison

Inmates in Jefferson City are pleading for change, claiming they're trapped in hot and humid conditions at the Algoa Correctional Center, according to legal documents. The MacArthur Justice Center, a non-profit legal advocacy group, announced on Monday …

Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond, former Missouri governor and senator, dies at 86

Michael Sorkin and Mark Schlinkmann St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS — Christopher “Kit” Bond, whose career at the top of Missouri politics saw him rise from state auditor to governor to four-term U.S. senator, died Tuesday. He was 86. Bond’s political …

Must-see TV: Missouri pro baseball on fire

If you like professional baseball in Missouri, you are well aware of the two teams in our state that are playing some good ball right now. If you weren't already aware, I guess this is your wake-up call to get to Busch Stadium or the closer Kauffman …

Missouri Democrats punish colleague for siding with GOP on school choice

JEFFERSON CITY — Democratic leaders in the Missouri House punished a north St. Louis County lawmaker for joining with Republicans in an expansion of the state’s private school voucher program. Rep. Marlene Terry said Tuesday that she was stripped of her …

Missouri’s public schools soon to be cellphone-free

JEFFERSON CITY — Students in Missouri classrooms would be barred from using their cellphones during the entire length of the school day under legislation heading to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. As part of a wide-ranging package of public school policy changes, …

Democrats still ‘have not come to grips’ with Trump reelection, Missouri’s Eric Schmitt says

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Nov. 1 in Warren, Mich. AP Photo/Paul Sancya No stranger to appearing on Fox News shows, U.S. Sen. …

Raymore named Missouri Blue Shield community

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe designated the city of Raymore a Missouri Blue Shield community. Kehoe created the Blue Shield Program in January 2025 through Executive Order 25-03. The initiative recognizes local governments that make …

The rules and history of trout fishing in Missouri