City Utilities receives $3 million grant to strengthen Springfield electric grid
City Utilities will use a $3 million Missouri grant and local matching funds to replace aging poles and transformers across Springfield starting in 2027.
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Cuba’s August Blackouts Become a Regional Caribbean Concern
Cuba’s grid collapsed twice during restoration on August 2-3, deepening fuel shortages and prompting CARICOM to frame the crisis as a regional concern.
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Richmond, MO recycled-tire park amenities move forward with $33,319 state grant
A $33,319 Missouri Department of Natural Resources grant is funding recycled-tire benches and picnic tables at four Richmond parks, with no required city match.
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Lawson R-XIV Issues $3 Million Bond for Agriculture Lab and Parking Work
Lawson R-XIV has issued $3 million in bonds for an agriculture learning lab, an agriculture mechanics shop and classroom, and parking-lot pavement repairs. District updates put the project in design, with bidding projected for late August 2026 and parking work expected by summer 2027.
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Missouri’s new congressional map remains part of primary-day uncertainty
Missouri’s August 4 congressional primary is being run under House Bill 1’s new map, while a referendum petition seeking to repeal it remains listed in preliminary status and could affect the November election.
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Former Missouri Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
Former Northwoods officer Samuel Davis received a 10-year federal sentence after convictions over force against a handcuffed man and efforts to mislead investigators.
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Missouri map referendum deadline arrives as voters cast primary ballots
Missouri voters are casting primary ballots under new congressional lines as Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faces an August 4 deadline on a referendum petition.
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St. Louis’ new health director starts Monday after leading Seattle-King County department
Dr. Faisal Khan is scheduled to begin as St. Louis’ permanent health director on August 3, ending the interim-director period while Victoria Anwuri remains commissioner.
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Missouri voters face four amendments and congressional map questions on Aug. 4
Missouri voters will decide four constitutional amendments and party nominees in congressional districts using the 2025 map on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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Springfield voters face Missouri primary decisions on August 4
Springfield-area voters should confirm their polling place and address-specific ballot before Tuesday’s Missouri primary, which includes four statewide constitutional amendments.
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Columbia gas slips as diesel rises in Aug. 3 price check
Columbia metro regular gas eased to $3.776 a gallon while diesel rose to $4.910 in AAA’s Aug. 3 check, creating different pressures for drivers and businesses.
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Kansas City voters will decide whether to add $100 million to the Housing Trust Fund
Kansas City voters will decide Aug. 4 whether to authorize up to $100 million in housing bonds, with the city planning to keep the general-obligation tax rate steady as older debt is retired.
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SLATE wins $1.29 million grant for St. Louis youth job pathways
St. Louis SLATE will administer a $1,285,628 federal YouthBuild grant designed to support 60 out-of-school young people with education, construction and transportation training, paid work experience and employment support.
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St. Charles County data-center moratorium is active; no hearing listed by July 27
St. Charles County’s six-month pause on certain large-scale data centers is in effect, but the latest reviewed council agenda did not list a hearing or implementation item.
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Hannibal Begins Hazardous-Material Abatement Ahead of St. Elizabeth Hospital Demolition
Hazardous-material abatement is underway at the former St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hannibal, with structural demolition expected to ramp up later in August and continue through November.
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Missouri farmers can seek federal recovery aid after July flooding
Missouri producers affected by July flooding should report losses promptly. USDA programs may help, but deadlines, documentation and eligibility rules apply.
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Missouri City residents to weigh in on proposed CDBG plan at Aug. 3 hearing
Residents can comment Aug. 3 on Missouri City’s proposed Program Year 2026 CDBG allocation before the city submits an Annual Action Plan to HUD.
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Springfield residents can comment on proposed John Twitty permit by Aug. 17
Springfield residents have until 5 p.m. Aug. 17 to comment on proposed Missouri water-permit conditions for City Utilities’ John Twitty Energy Center.
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Kansas City voters face five bond and tax questions on August 4
Kansas City voters will decide five city measures on August 4 involving water and sewer borrowing, affordable housing, older civic facilities and a geographically limited economic-development sales tax.
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Plattsburg sewer rehabilitation project receives $5.2 million state package
Missouri has awarded Plattsburg, in Clinton County, $5.2 million for sewer collection-system rehabilitation expected to be completed by June 2027, although reviewed records do not confirm that field construction has begun.
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Missouri emergency order for severe storms and flash flooding is set to remain in force through Aug. 10
Missouri’s emergency order for severe storms, flooding and flash flooding activates the state emergency operations plan and is scheduled to end Aug. 10 unless extended.
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UMKC names Miguel Mostafá dean of School of Science and Engineering
Miguel Mostafá, Ph.D., is scheduled to begin as dean of UMKC’s School of Science and Engineering on June 1, 2026, leading a unit serving more than 3,000 students and reporting $72 million in ongoing research.