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Vandalia, MO · Lifestyle

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10 Missouri Fried Chicken Dinners Folks Would Argue Over Before Any Fancy Steak

One Missouri restaurant has been tossing hot dinner rolls across the dining room since 1942. Servers fling them, and you catch them. I love that a fried chicken trip can come with a side of outfield practice. That same spirit runs through this whole list. One spot sells mashed potatoes...

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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Quincy Gun Shop Turns 1,000-to-1,500-Pound Safes Into Wildlife Canvases Before Deer Season

Five Fort Knox gun safes at GameMasters in Quincy are getting a treatment you won't find in a typical sporting goods aisle: hand-painted murals of mallards, pheasants, coyotes, elk and a whitetail buck, applied safe by safe over several days just ahead of deer season. The man behind the brush is Ryan Kirby, a professional wildlife artist who has spent the week turning the shop's bulky metal boxes into one-of-a-kind pieces.

Quincy, IL · 3d

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The Humble Missouri BBQ Joint Where The Brisket Is Absolutely Worth The Drive

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who have eaten the brisket at Como Smoke and Fire in Columbia, Missouri, and those who don’t yet know what they’re missing. Lucky for you, today is the day that changes. Let’s start with the drive itself, because...

Columbia, MO · 5d

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New park opens with connection to Nobel Prize winner

William Knowles was a Nobel-Prize-winning chemist and a St. Louis-area resident who enjoyed nature. The land he and his wife used for weekend retreats is now the newest St. Charles County park. Spring Bend Park opened Oct. 30 at 2380 Upper Bottom Road in St. Charles County, featuring dozens of...

St Charles County, MO · 3d

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German Christmas Markets And A Holiday Bake Sale Will Fill This Historic Missouri Town In December

A German bake sale inside a museum sells Springerle, Stollen, and Pfeffernusse, and it only runs two weekends a year. That’s the detail I can’t get over. The same small Missouri town also hosts not one but two German-style Christmas markets in December. One of them is turning 34 this year, which means it has outlasted plenty of flashy holiday fads.

Hermann, MO · 1d

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October 2026 Photos of the Month winners announced

FIRST PLACE: Rachael Latzel, Francis Howell Central High School. Judges comments: Great repetition, use of high shutter speed and capturing emotion. SECOND PLACE: MaryKate Stroud, Wentzville Liberty High School. Judges comments: Shooting in the rain takes commitment. This picture also excels because we can see this peak moment of action,...

Wentzville, MO · 1d

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St. Charles County Parks Opens Their 20th Park Location

The newest location in the St. Charles County Park System, Spring Bend Park, is officially open to the public. Holding 126 acres of land just off Upper Bottom Road in St. Charles, the property was donated to the park system back in 2007 by Nancy Knowles and her family, who have deep roots in the area and operated a small farm on the land for years. The park now holds some beautiful prairie and river views to be explored.

St Charles County, MO · 1d

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A first-generation art exhibition allows students to showcase their work

For First-Generation Celebration Week at the University of Missouri, Student Success Librarian Jill Kline and her team hosted their second annual First-Generation College Student Art Exhibition on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Ellis Library. Artists of many mediums were encouraged to apply through QR codes and emails sent across campus. Kline,...

Columbia, MO · 1d

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Focus on Pets & Vets: Mizzou critical in chronic wasting disease detection

COLUMBIA — Missouri's deer population has experienced a serious threat from chronic wasting disease (CWD). Detecting CWD requires more than observing an animal's health; it requires extensive testing in laboratories across the country. One of those labs is the CWD lab at the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary...

Columbia, MO · 17h

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Morning fryer fire shut down Columbia restaurant for part of a day

A national chain restaurant in Columbia was prevented from opening until the afternoon of Nov. 2 after a kitchen emergency. Chili's Bar and Grill , 41 Conley Road, reported a fire involving the fryer at about 9:30 a.m. Nov. 2, so the inspector suspended the operating license while cleanup occurred. Routine restaurant inspections happen two to three times per year based on priority and location of Columbia restaurants, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services previously has said. Follow-up inspections are scheduled if a critical violation is found. Restaurants typically may correct noncritical violations by the next routine inspection. Reports are from Oct. 27 through Monday, Nov. 2, unless otherwise noted. Reports may also include local bars and other locations where food may be served. The restaurant's Ansul fire suppression system was activated during the incident. The restaurant had to recharge the fire suppression system, including a sign-off from the fire department; and clean and sanitize all impacted areas and equipment before reopening. The go-ahead to reopen, including operating permit reinstatement happened at about 2:15 p.m. Routine inspections Little Caesar's Pizza , 100 Brickton Road Suite 108, needs to clean gaskets and the door frame of a food preparation cooler,

Columbia, MO · 3d

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Mountain Lion Spotted Chasing Buck Through Missouri Creek [TRAIL CAM VIDEO]

It's "alternative methods" deer season in Missouri, and this cougar knows claws count. A video posted to X by a Morgan County man shows a mountain lion chasing a buck through a creek. The time stamp indicates the video was shot earlier this week. The man, Mervin Shirk, says the...

Morgan County, MO · 3d

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8 Precautions Missourians Should Take When Shopping at Schnucks

If your Schnucks groceries show up at your door missing an item, you probably figure the store will make it right. That depends on which app you ordered them through. These are the precautions Missourians should take when shopping at Schnucks. 1. Scanner Prices. At the Schnucks checkout, the register...

Missouri · 19h

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Mid-Missouri Trail Cam Captures Mountain Lion Chasing Deer

A mid-Missouri trail camera captured a mountain lion chasing a deer across a creek bed just days ago.

Morgan County, MO · 2d

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10 Things That Attract Mice To Your Home

You hear it before you see it: a faint scratching inside the wall as the weather turns cold. Mice do not break in because they are sneaky villains. They come […]

Nebraska · 3d

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A Small Missouri Community Sits Beside A Massive 3,258-Acre Prairie Where Bison Roam

Thirty bison arrived from preserves in South Dakota and Iowa in 2011, and now more than 200 roam Dunn Ranch Prairie. Yep, more than 200. I’ll admit, that number made me look twice. The land under their hooves is just as wild. Over 1,000 acres of the original purchase...

Missouri · 2d

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Missouri Still Has 7 All-You-Can-Eat Chinese Buffets Where Crab Legs Fill The Steam Tables

Crab legs used to be a regular sight at Chinese buffets across Missouri, and then many of them quietly vanished from the steam tables. The good news is that a handful of spots still pile them on, sometimes every day and sometimes only on certain nights. This list covers seven...

Missouri · 2d

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Missouri SNAP Cards Will Stop Covering Candy, Cookies, Doughnuts and Drinks With More Than 10 Grams of Sugar per Serving on Feb. 15, 2027

Missouri's Healthy SNAP waiver takes effect Feb. 15, 2027, taking candy, packaged desserts like doughnuts and cookies, energy drinks and sugary soft drinks off the list of eligible purchases.

Missouri · 3d

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Missouri Fried Pork Chop Dinners Taste Like Grandma’s At These 5 Country Cafes

A good fried pork chop dinner is hard to fake. It needs crisp breading, juicy meat, and sides that taste like somebody’s grandma made them on a Sunday. Missouri still has small-town cafes that serve plates like that, from the Ozarks to the Bootheel. Here are five country spots where the fried pork chop is the real reason to pull off the highway.

Missouri · 17h

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Missouri’s 4 Best Catfish-And-Hushpuppy Fish Camps Sit Right Beside Rivers And Lakes

Fried catfish tastes better when you can see the water it came from, or at least water close enough to count. Missouri has plenty of rivers, creeks, and lakes, and a handful of fish camps sit right on their banks. These four spots pair crispy catfish with golden hushpuppies and...

Missouri · 1d

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