Are they legal? Your guide to setting off fireworks throughout Kansas, Missouri

Atchison See note Legal: fireworks like poppers, snakes, smoke bombs Illegal: any firework bearing the logo of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, fireworks like bottle rockets, M-80s, M-100 and silver salutes Basehor Yes July 1-3: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. July 4: 9 …

Average Missouri gas prices have risen in the last week

Missouri air base played key role in US attack on Iran

Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, Missouri, has a mission statement: “Execute Nuclear Operations and Global Strike ... Anytime, Anywhere!” Over the weekend, bomber pilots from Whiteman were called upon to carry out attacks on three nuclear sites …

Phelps Health Opens New 17,500 SF Emergency Medical Services Base in Rolla, Missouri

50ROLLA, MO. — Phelps Health has opened its new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) base in Rolla, a city in central Missouri in the heart of the Ozarks. McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. constructed the 17,500-square-foot building, which replaces an aging EMS …

Viral video: Extreme heat buckles road, sends car flying in Missouri's Cape Girardeau

A dramatic video from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has gone viral. The clip shows a car being launched into the air after a section of road buckled under extreme heat. According to USA Today, the incident occurred on Sunday, June 22, and was caught on camera …

Insurance firm ordered to pay $44M in suit filed by man freed from prison in Missouri

Defense Attorney Kathryn Benson, left, questions Ryan Ferguson about his driving route the night Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt died, during his trial at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, Mo., Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005. (Ed …

Missouri hosting scores of summer kid nature programs

(Missourinet) — There are dozens and dozens of educational nature programs for children this summer in the state. Margie Vandeven is with the Missouri Department of Conservation. She’s also a former state education commissioner and says nature programs can …

Missouri lawmakers react to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

After the United States' air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, multiple Missouri lawmakers took to social media to voice their opinions and congratulate the men and women of Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Missouri. Gov. Mike …

Missouri Walmart Just Ditched Self-Checkout for Good

Well, that was sudden. A Missouri Walmart store just ripped all of the self-checkout lanes out of their store and it was all because of recent police reports. It's no huge secret that there are Walmart stores all over Missouri, but this one in …

First cutting of hay 57% complete in Missouri

News First cutting of hay 57% complete in Missouri A break in rain events is helping some Missouri farmers advance hay harvest. Tony Hancock is with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. “The hay equipment has come out in full bore,” he says.  “Everybody …