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Faith and accountability took center stage as State Representative Terry Thompson recently addressed the Richmond City Council, where he discussed state legislation, local tax restrictions and the importance of communication between the state and municipalities.

When Katy White first began teaching sustainability, she wasn’t motivated by science alone but by something far more personal – watching good food go to waste while knowing many families struggled with food insecurity.

Editor’s note: This is the final of a two-part series on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Respirator Approval Program. This installment explores how policymakers, manufacturers and advocates are responding to funding challenges and why cutting the program could have long-term costs. Part one, which published in the Sept. 26 edition, examined reliance of Missouri workers and industries on the program to guard against unsafe or counterfeit respirators.

A debate over the future of the Lexington Road bridge in Henrietta has left Ray County officials facing multi-million-dollar choices that could determine how farmers, commuters and even emergency vehicles move through the area for years to come.

A string of late-night vehicle break-ins across Richmond has led to felony charges after police recovered stolen property, surveillance footage and witness statements linking two suspects to the crimes, according to court documents.