Messenger: Missouri used to cover full tuition for top students. Times have changed.

As the names and scholarships flashed across the screen, two words kept drawing my attention: Bright Flight. That’s the name of the Missouri higher education scholarship my daughter and other Lafayette High School seniors earned. It was senior awards night …

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley Calls For Breaking Up Big Tech, Empowering Citizens

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has published an opinion piece arguing that major technology companies, termed “Big Tech,” have amassed dangerous levels of power and must be broken up to restore control to the American people. Writing in the context of …

Letter: Missouri tax cuts and federal Medicaid cuts would doom the vulnerable

​Regarding the editorial "This isn't the time to gird Missouri's resources with high-end tax cuts" (April 30): The possibility of Missouri eliminating the capital gains tax and switching state income taxes to a flat rate, potentially …

Missouri football depth chart projection: Where defense stands post-portal

The portal is closed, and spring practices are in the books. All that stands between the present and the 2025 college football season is time. The next couple months are as close as college football gets to an offseason, so it’s as good a time as any to …

Press Box: Support getting harder to come by for Missouri baseball program

Every spring, the Missouri athletic departments makes various stops across the state during what it refers to as its Caravan. For the most part, it often tends to be a “rah rah” public relations event, as several Missouri head coaches interact with many of …

Lincoln baseball posts victory in season finale vs. Missouri S&T

ROLLA -- The Lincoln Blue Tigers baseball team ended their season on a high note Saturday with an 8-4 Great Lakes Valley Conference win against the Missouri S&T Miners. Miguel Padron crossed the plate first for Lincoln on a wild pitch in the first …

HIGHLIGHTS: Jefferson City's Kara Daly plays final home game with Missouri Softball

Columbia — One of Jefferson City Softball's best played her final home game as a Missouri Tiger on Sunday. Kara Daly took the field for the Tigers one last time in Columbia. The former Lady Jay standout has played 236 games, hit 40 home runs and earned …

Missouri man injured in crash

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (KAIT) - A man was seriously injured after a crash in Pemiscot County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:51 p.m. on Friday, May 2 on County Road 377 just two miles south of Caruthersville. A 22-year …

Ceremony honors fallen Missouri law enforcement officers

Missouri football lands Ohio transfer DT Bralen Henderson. How that helps MU's defensive line

Every position on Missouri football’s 2025 roster now has a newcomer. Mizzou received a commitment Saturday from graduate transfer Bralen Henderson, a 280-pound, 6-foot-2 defensive tackle who spent the past four seasons at Ohio. Henderson, who announced …