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  • Missouri MDC program taking root statewide
    Sep 6 2025

    Missouri property owners can order seedlings from the state’s forest nursery through mid-April.

    State Forest Nursery Supervisor Mike Fiaoni says there’s a wide range of species available. MDC is also selling specific bundles of trees and shrubs, including those that attract pollinators.

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    10 min
  • Want to invite dinosaurs to an event? Missouri company will take you there
    Sep 5 2025

    A Mid-Missouri company allows you to interact with dinosaurs, and we’re not talking about a fossilized diagram.

    Cameron Conner is here with Jill Dudley, owner of Show-Me Dinosaurs.

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    10 min
  • Missouri Council on Aging wants public comments on “aging with dignity” plan
    Sep 5 2025

    State leaders are asking Missourians to review and comment on a plan designed to allow residents to age with dignity.

    The 10-year Master Plan, compiled by state health officials, lays out a “roadmap” of sorts to ensure residents can age safely, with dignity, and in the community of their choice.

    Stacy Morse, with the Missouri Council on Aging, joins Sue Danielson on Show Me Today.

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    12 min
  • Missouri lawmaker says help is now available for St. Louis-area victims of radioactive contamination
    Sep 4 2025

    Several hundred people crowded into a recent town hall meeting to hear about the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which was revived and expanded to Missouri for the first time.

    Marshall Griffin talked with State Representative Tricia Byrnes of Wentzville, who organized the town hall.

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    11 min
  • Data on women in the workforce in Missouri: large presence, less pay
    Sep 4 2025

    Researchers at the State Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development study what types of jobs are available and where they are located across the state. The research also follows workforce trends. One of those reports caught the attention of our own Ashley Byrd.

    She spoke to Veronica Gielazauskas of the MERIC research department.

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    10 min
  • New law creates Career-Tech Certificate for Missouri students
    Sep 4 2025

    A wide-ranging education workforce bill is now law in Missouri.

    Marshall Griffin talked with State Representative Ann Kelley about one of the bill’s ingredients, which is designed to boost access to learning much-needed trade skills, including plumbing, masonry, and more.

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    9 min
  • Missouri Schools Use New Guide to Support Student Mental Health
    Sep 4 2025

    As students return to school, many families feel both hopeful and overwhelmed. However, the 2025 Suicide Prevention & 988 Guide for Missouri schools is bringing critical support at a pivotal time.

    Katie Epema from DESE is here to tell us what’s new in this guide and why students, parents, and educators should feel encouraged today.

    Missouri 988 sponsors this segment.

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    10 min
  • Study: 2019 Missouri law boosts access to breast cancer screenings for Medicaid patients
    Sep 3 2025

    A new study shows a 2019 Missouri law expanding mammogram coverage boosted breast cancer screening rates – especially for Medicaid patients.

    Alisa Nelson talks to Dr. Amy Patel, of the Breast Care Center at Liberty Hospital, who says the law is a good step in lowering Missouri’s high breast cancer rate.

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    10 min