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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today approved the FY 2027-2031 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The program lists transportation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2031. The five-year program is one of the largest to date and includes additional funding from General Revenue, passed by

Contact: Aaron Scott, ascott@cfozarks.org; 417-864-6199 The Community Foundation of the Ozarks has granted a total of $19,900 from a group of endowed field-of-interest funds established by donors to support specific areas of need. From the Lennie Cloud Fund for the Hearing Impaired Grant Program, empower: abilities received $500 to purchase receivers needed to restore donated

As technology evolves, so do scammers – and now, AI-generated voices are making it harder to tell if a phone call is a scam or not. The FBI reported that Americans lost more than $893 million to AI-related scams last year, including voice cloning attacks, phishing emails and other hoaxes. Voice cloning is a technique

By Mike Wolff The Missouri Constitution is the people’s constitution. Every word of it has been approved by a simple majority statewide vote. For 118 years, important provisions of our constitution have been proposed by the people themselves, not by legislators or other elected officials. So why is the Missouri Legislature asking voters to severely

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected The Capital-CMT Team as the apparent best-value proposer and Design-Build contractor of the next project in MoDOT’s Forward 44 Program. The winning proposal was selected from a competitive field of four teams, prioritizing projects at five locations across the region from Fidelity to Laclede County. The

By Lauren Johnson, Missouri News Network An exhibit celebrating America’s 250th anniversary will open Saturday at the Missouri Capitol with historical artifacts and images representing the history of Missouri and the United States. The exhibit was put together with students at the University of Missouri’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, which is planning an opening

AI is now present in the workplace, at schools and on personal devices. Having a personal assistant at your fingertips is exciting for many – but concerning for others, especially as AI becomes a common tool both for legitimate businesses and for scammers. Businesses in all sorts of industries are implementing AI-powered creative products, machine-backed

July 4 is Independence Day, and many of us will celebrate by hosting barbecues, attending parades and watching fireworks light up the sky. Let us not forget the reason we celebrate this very special day: it marks the moment in history our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 1776, the signing of

By Mark Alford What’s Going On in Washington—Every year, Congress has one of the most basic responsibilities outlined in the Constitution: fund the federal government. It sounds simple. But for years, Washington has fallen into a bad habit: missed deadlines, last-minute deals, and massive spending packages that few people have time to read. That’s not

This Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month is a good time to revisit the scam safety advice that Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) promotes year-round. Older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia may be more susceptible to scams. Scam awareness is a complex mental task, and it’s harder for those who have a condition that impacts