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Manitou business owners respond to proposed tax increase

Manitou business owners respond to proposed tax increase

Manitou Springs residents and business owners gathered at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post Thursday night to discuss their opposition to Manitou Springs ballot initiative 2A, which would increase the City’s excise tax on ticket sales and...

Owner:  Pikes Peak Bulletin Nonprofit News Outlet
BetMGM Missouri review 2025 and latest December 1 Missouri sports betting launch news

BetMGM Missouri review 2025 and latest December 1 Missouri sports betting launch news

BetMGM Missouri is expected to be one of the biggest players in the game once Missouri sports betting launches on Dec. 1, 2025. We have all of the latest updates, so you know exactly what to anticipate when the market opens. Sports betting in the...

Owner:  Newhouse family
DraftKings Missouri promo code: Download the app now to prepare for the Dec. 1 launch

DraftKings Missouri promo code: Download the app now to prepare for the Dec. 1 launch

Now that we’re into October, the countdown to the launch of Missouri sports betting is getting real. We have less than two months until the Dec. 1 launch, but it’s not too early to get excited and prepared for what is to come. Missouri residents...

Owner:  Newhouse family
Mid-Missouri 4-H clubs gear up for National 4-H week celebration

Mid-Missouri 4-H clubs gear up for National 4-H week celebration

Local 4-H clubs are preparing to celebrate National 4-H week this October. Sean Eberle, a 4-H Youth Development Educator for Cole, Callaway and Osage County said the annual event runs Oct. 5 through Oct. 11. "4-H is a positive youth-development...

Owner:  Smith Family
Other Views: Trump’s trade wars caused a slumping ag economy. His fix is another bailout

Other Views: Trump’s trade wars caused a slumping ag economy. His fix is another bailout

President Donald Trump did not learn his lesson from his first administration when his trade war with China created such a financial catastrophe for American farmers that he had to provide them with a $23 billion bailout. “We will ensure our...

Owner:  Blethen Family
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of October 6, 2025

MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of October 6, 2025

The Missouri Department of Transportation has released its planned schedule for highway maintenance and construction across North Missouri for the week of Oct. 6–12. Projects include resurfacing, bridge replacements, culvert work, and intersection...

Owner:  John Ausberger
Missouri School Districts Struggle to Find Bus Drivers Amid Growing Shortage

Missouri School Districts Struggle to Find Bus Drivers Amid Growing Shortage

Rural school districts across Missouri are facing a growing challenge: a shortage of bus drivers. In central Missouri’s Audrain County, Mexico School District Superintendent Troy Lentz told Missourinet that the lack of drivers is forcing them to...

Owner:  José Feliciano & Behdad Eghbali, Charlesbank Capital Partners & United Arab Emirates Government
Missouri Student Arrested for Vandalism via ChatGPT Confession
Missouri’s ginseng harvest season open through Dec. 31 with new permit rules for 2025

Missouri’s ginseng harvest season open through Dec. 31 with new permit rules for 2025

Missouri’s ginseng harvest season runs through Dec. 31. The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds Missourians that the state’s ginseng harvest season runs through Dec. 31. To be legally harvested, ginseng plants must have three or more true...

Owner:  Rust Family through Rust Communication
AFT announces winners of the 17th Annual America’s Farmers Market

AFT announces winners of the 17th Annual America’s Farmers Market

American Farmland Trust has announced the winners of the 17th annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025. Ten markets receiving the most...

Owner:  VerticalScope Inc.
All 50 States Will See Devastating Economic Hit in Democrat Shutdown

All 50 States Will See Devastating Economic Hit in Democrat Shutdown

As Democrats hold the government hostage over their push to fund free healthcare for illegal aliens, the Council of Economic Advisers warns the U.S. could lose $15 billion in GDP each week the government is shut down — a crisis that will ripple...

Owner:  American Government
Houston's mail-order halal barbecue company fires up first restaurant

Houston's mail-order halal barbecue company fires up first restaurant

A previously mail order-only Houston barbecue company will soon open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant. Truboy BBQ will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, October 9. Located in Missouri City at 8035 Hwy 6, the fast casual restaurant...

Owner:  David Gow
FTC warns companies not to soften policy to accommodate UK, EU online safety laws

FTC warns companies not to soften policy to accommodate UK, EU online safety laws

The U.S. government does not like Europe’s new digital safety laws. It does not like them on free speech, claiming that they stifle the First Amendment rights of American companies. And now, it has issued a warning that companies implementing...

Owner:  Stephen Mayhew & Allison Heather
MU, city leaders ask businesses to sign form that would allow CPD to work on business’ behalf

MU, city leaders ask businesses to sign form that would allow CPD to work on business’ behalf

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KIMZ) University of Missouri and Columbia City leaders are asking downtown businesses to sign a form that would allow the Columbia Police Department to warn unwanted people on private property for trespassing. Without a letter of...

Owner:  Bradley Family
Federal energy funding cancellations hit one New Hampshire company

Federal energy funding cancellations hit one New Hampshire company

A New Hampshire energy project is among more than 200 that were canceled across the country after an announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy late Wednesday. Federal officials said they determined the projects would not advance the nation’s...

Owner:  New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc.
Missouri to host 2025 unclaimed property auction in Independence

Missouri to host 2025 unclaimed property auction in Independence

Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek has announced that the 2025 Unclaimed Property Auction will be held Thursday, October 9, through Friday, October 10, at Stoney Creek Hotel, 18011 Bass Pro Drive, Independence. This marks the first time in...

Owner:  John Ausberger
Missouri’s love story with Taylor Swift

Missouri’s love story with Taylor Swift

It's Taylor Swift's world, and Missouri is just living in it. Since the global pop star began dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Swift has frequently called Missouri home turf. While her visits have been constrained to the Kansas...

Owner:  Walter E. Hussman Jr.
Eric Burlison: Missouri must lead America’s data center revolution

Eric Burlison: Missouri must lead America’s data center revolution

Missouri has always been a state that builds. From factories to airplanes, manufacturing has propelled our economy and created good-paying jobs. Today, the next chapter of growth looks different. It’s not only about what we produce in our...

Owner:  Retirement Systems of Alabama
Beyond Budgeting: How Lean Finance Will Redefine The CFO’s Strategic Blueprint For 2025
Missouri unveils workforce plan to expand access to career and technical jobs

Missouri unveils workforce plan to expand access to career and technical jobs

Governor Mike Kehoe, in partnership with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, has released the Executive Order 25-16: Governor’s Workforce of the Future Challenge...

Owner:  John Ausberger

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