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This Affordable Missouri Town Is So Cheap, Retirees Say Social Security Covers It All

There’s a town in Missouri called Mexico, and no, your GPS isn’t having an existential crisis. It’s a real place, it’s genuinely affordable, and retirees across the state are quietly packing their bags and pointing their cars toward Audrain County. Mexico, Missouri sits about 30 miles...

Audrain County, MO · 6d

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Missouri Picks Builder for $583M I-70 Widening From Kingdom City to Warrenton

Missouri has picked the team that will widen a 44-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between Kingdom City and Warrenton, adding a third lane in each direction and replacing every inch of existing pavement along the corridor. Construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2027, with the project wrapped up by late 2030.

Warrenton, MO · 3d

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Mexico Veterans Monument Dedicated Today

A new monument honoring military veterans is being officially dedicated today in Mexico, Missouri, for Veterans Day. The Central Missouri Veterans Monument will be dedicated during a public ceremony at 11 this morning at the intersection of Teal Lake Road and Huntingfield Road. The project was spearheaded by Mexico native...

Mexico, MO · 2d

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5 Best Restaurants in Columbia, Missouri You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Columbia, Missouri — a city where red-brick streets hum with the footsteps of students and professors, where the scent of coffee and barbecue drifts through the air, where murals bloom on alley walls and the laughter of families echoes from porch to porch. Here, the city’s heart beats in the rhythm of Tigers games, late-night study sessions, and the easy camaraderie of neighbors at the farmers’ market. The architecture is a patchwork: stately columns, sun-warmed bungalows, and the ever-present sprawl of campus life.

Columbia, MO · 8d

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Motherhood behind bars: Inside Missouri's first prison nursery

VANDALIA — Inside a women's prison in Vandalia, Missouri, incarcerated mothers are getting an opportunity many women before them never had, the chance to raise their babies behind bars. The Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is home to Missouri's first prison nursery program and one of just...

Vandalia, MO · 1d

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Mother returns home after having twins in Missouri's first prison nursery program

NEOSHO — Kathy Briggs spent years in and out of incarceration, struggling with addiction and wondering whether she would ever become the mother she wanted to be. Briggs spent nearly a year in Missouri's first prison nursery program at the Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia before her release in January 2026.

Vandalia, MO · 1d

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Danuser Breaks Ground on $24 Million Manufacturing Expansion

FULTON, MO – Danuser Machine Company, LLC, broke ground on Nov. 10, 2026 on an 85,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facilities in Fulton, MO. The more than $24 million investment will bring the company’s total manufacturing footprint to approximately 200,000 square feet and is Danuser’s fourth expansion since 2013. The new building will be located just off Highway 54 on State Highway HH.

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Fulton mayor resigns effective immediately due to health concerns

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Mayor Steve Myers resigned from his position at 6:30 pm. Tuesday due to health concerns, according to a press release from the city. Myers had announced last month that he would not seek reelection because of health concerns. Myers was elected to the position in 2023 after serving as the city’s The post Fulton mayor resigns effective immediately due to health concerns appeared first on ABC17NEWS .

Fulton, MO · 3d

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Fandom and family: a Centralia softball fan's journey to a state title

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — After a championship loss two years ago, the Centralia lady panthers softball team finally got their hands on the class 3a state championship trophy. In the stands for the four-nothing shutout of Oak Grove, was Billy Barnes, 60, yelling and shaking a cowbell to rally the sea of fans clad in black and white.

Centralia, MO · 18h

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Cold Beer And Burgers Have Been Going Strong At These 7 Missouri Taverns Since Before Your Time

Some Missouri taverns were serving burgers long before your grandparents learned to drive. These are not shiny new chains with matching menus. They are old brick bars, Route 66 stops, and pool halls that still fill up on a Friday night. If you like a good burger in a place with real history, this list is your next road trip plan.

Missouri · 1d

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Ameren plans three more Missouri battery plants

Utility company Ameren has received the green light to add a new-to-Missouri type of infrastructure to the electric grid: batteries. The utility is expanding energy storage in the state. It is currently building its first battery facility in Missouri and recently received approval from state regulators for three more. Last...

Missouri · 2d

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Hallsville unveils new veterans memorial

What role did Bryan Schultz play in Hallsville's veterans memorial?. Why did Missouri Military Academy move its Veterans Day event?. On Wednesday, communities across Mid-Missouri honored Veterans Day. At Tribble Park in Hallsville, community leaders unveiled the city's first-ever veterans memorial. "We've had a bunch of different fundraising events over...

Hallsville, MO · 2d

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CWD sampling required this weekend in Audrain, Callaway and Montgomery counties

Mid-Missouri deer hunters in Audrain, Callaway and Montgomery counties must complete mandatory chronic wasting disease sampling this weekend. Deer harvested on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15, in those counties will need to be taken to a CWD sampling location. This coincides with the opening weekend of the November portion of the firearms deer season.

Audrain County, MO · 1d

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Southern Boone football faces rematch against Hallsville in Class 3 District 4 championship

A pass fell incomplete out of the hand of Southern Boone quarterback Graham McKim on the 4-yard line, thus turning the ball over to Hallsville, which then took a knee to end the game. That was Oct. 16. As the Hallsville home crowd celebrated the 30-27 win, the defeated Eagles...

Hallsville, MO · 1d

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Nation’s First Autonomous Railcars on Regulated Short Line Come to Mid-Missouri

Powered by St. Louis innovation, the Columbia Terminal Railroad will deploy autonomous, self-propelled railcars to serve Mid-Missouri business hub. Self-propelled, autonomous railcars will soon run in Missouri between Columbia and Centralia on the Columbia Terminal Railroad – the first time this technology will be deployed on a regulated short line in the nation – after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced a $16.2 million grant to modernize the 21.4-mile COLT railroad.

Columbia, MO · 1d

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New northern Missouri deer drop-off sites aim to boost Share the Harvest donations

NORTHEAST MISSOURI - Hunters across northern Missouri will have new opportunities to donate venison this deer season through a pilot program designed to make participation in Share the Harvest more convenient. The Missouri Department of Conservation and Share the Harvest have established five new deer drop-off freezer locations in Carroll,...

Missouri · 2d

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MDC PIVOTS CWD TESTING TO STATEWIDE ROTATION

In anticipation of the firearms portion of deer season kicking off Saturday morning, the Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding hunters of this year’s changes. Conservation agent Chase Wright tells KMMO News that several changes stem from

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