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John Locher, File/AP PhotoCampgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May. Those changes are coming as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink the U.S. government. Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say they are dealing with staffing shortages and other budgetary restrictions. Officials say the changes will protect hydropower and dam operations and concentrate staff in fewer recreational areas to allow those locations to keep full services. But a municipal official in one South Dakota town near a dam says there are better ways to cut spending. -
Kae Petrin/St. Louis Public RadioAcross the country, more than 1,500 students had their visas revoked and their SEVIS records erased earlier this month, including dozens of students in the St. Louis area.
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The rally on Sunday was hosted by three of the affected districts: the Collinsville Kahoks, Mascoutah Indians and Granite City Warriors. -
A bill that exempted National Guard duty pay from income tax now carries a $1.7 billion price tag for tax rate cuts extending to at least 2037 -
All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed last week after their funding ran out. -
A recently-released report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that analyzed the digital health of the state's public health system says the state's public health system needs to be more centralized - and public health agencies across the state say they agree. -
Alexis McGill Johnson spoke at a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Great Rivers in Clayton. -
A GOP-led bill takes aim at ordinances passed in several Missouri cities to protect tenants from discrimination based on the source of their income — especially tenants who use federal housing choice vouchers to pay rent. But portions of Kansas City would be exempted under the Senate version. -
The River Market is breaking ground in May, and it will accommodate food trucks, farmers' markets and other events in Jefferson City. -
Springfield has been chosen as the host city for the nationwide kickoff of America's Route 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. -
The State Tax Commission has sent another order to Jackson County, this time about the 2025 assessments. The county's fight over the tax commission's previous order has cemented a feud between a majority of legislators and County Executive Frank White Jr. -
The Trump administration's cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities are rippling through Missouri, as the state's humanities council, the University of Missouri's Ellis Library and an MU professor face the loss of federal funding.
