A bipartisan group of Missouri state lawmakers is committing to legislation that would create guardrails on artificial intelligence infrastructure and use.
A Piedmont, Missouri man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a disturbing federal child porn case involving images authorities say he took when he was underage.
A Missouri Department of Transportation environmental study found that expanding U.S. 412 in Dunklin County would have minimal impact on the human and natural environment.
A St. Ann police officer had to be taken to the hospital for drug exposure after police said a suspect smacked a container of methamphetamine into the officer’s face after the suspect attempted to flee police on an electric scooter.
Missouri lawmakers are meeting Tuesday at Lindenwood University to announce upcoming legislation targeting artificial intelligence infrastructure and to release a new tool designed to help communities across the state have a voice in how AI development unfolds in their own backyards.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current salmonella outbreak has reached 27 states, which include all of the states in the Heartland: Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee.
A 25-year-old mother has been charged after police said she falsely reported her 1-year-old son missing, triggering an Amber Alert that prompted a multi-agency search overnight.
Local law enforcement officials confirmed that multiple individuals were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel during the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo over the weekend.
The Southeast Missouri Regional Economic Development, Inc. and the Perry County Economic Development Authority entered into a formal agreement to share resources and coordinate marketing strategies.
Some community projects in Missouri, including one in the Heartland, will receive grant money in honor of the 9/11 Day of Service and Missouri Good Neighbor Week.
United Way of Southeast Missouri’s Stuff the Bus will be August 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Walmart stores in Cape Girardeau, Fredericktown, Jackson, Kennett, Malden, Perryville, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston.
It’s day three of the 74th Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo and so far, fans have enjoyed everything from barrel racing to live music. But what’s it like for someone competing?
As one of southeast Missouri’s biggest rodeos brings competitors and fans to Sikeston this week, the fight to preserve a part of the sport’s future continues just down the road.
A dairy barn that has been critical to the Highfill family’s operation for five generations was destroyed by powerful winds, leaving the family’s herd displaced and the future of the farm uncertain.
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