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Missouri autonomous tractor

Missouri

University of Missouri gets Midwest’s first autonomous tractor

COLUMBIA, Mo. (Missourinet) -- A brand new all-electric, self-driving tractor has been unveiled at the University of Missouri. The Monarch MK-V tractor is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Jianfeng Zhou is a professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at MU. He said the tractor makes use of sensors and cameras to collect images and store that data. “So it has a driver option,” he said. “We can have someone sit in it and […]

todaySeptember 21, 2023 112

phone Missouri

East Central Missouri

New dialing system coming to 573 area code in Missouri

(Missourinet) -- Beginning in 2024, all local calls within Missouri’s 573 area code will have to be placed using the full 10 digits of your phone number. A new overlay 235 area code is being created because there weren’t that many available phone numbers left, according to Scott Rupp with the Missouri Public Service Commission. “This has happened in multiple different parts of the state,” said Rupp. “It’s constantly happened around the country. So many digits, you can only change […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023 148 2

Missouri porch pirates

Missouri

Missouri law to crack down on porch pirates

JEFFERSON CITY (Missourinet) -- A new Missouri law criminalizes porch pirates – those who steal packages and other mail left on porches. State Rep. Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles) sponsored the piece included in a public safety package. “A lot of people, it’s not just items that they may need, but they’re items that they desperately need, such as medication that are being stolen, that are being delivered," Schwadron said. "And this just helps protect people and their property.” A ceremonial […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023 154

Lions Chiefs

Football News

LISTEN: Nothing “Super” about Chiefs’ first game

(MissouriNet) -- The Kansas City Chiefs sure looked like they could have used Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones, but they’re not out there and the reality is Andy Reid needs the rest of the team to step up and it didn’t happen in the season-opening 21-20 loss to the Detroit Lions. Hear from Reid, Patrick, and Nick Bolton on this segment of Show Me Today.

todaySeptember 8, 2023 110

Mizzou Drinkwitz

Missourinet

Can Drinkwitz lead Mizzou to a winning record?

Mizzou won four of its last six regular season games in 2022 and was the only team to play CFP National Champion Georgia in a one-score game in the regular season (L, 26-22). Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz has led Mizzou to a bowl in each of his first three seasons, only the second coach in school history to do so along with the late Warren Powers (1978-84). However, the Tigers have never finished with an above .500 record under Drinkwitz […]

todayAugust 31, 2023 169

UPS

Missouri

No management pay raises in UPS deal

ST. LOUIS (Missourinet) -- Member voting on a tentative UPS deal for union workers wraps up Tuesday. Tentative changes include a bump in pay for full- and part-time workers – $21 per hour for new and existing part-time hires and delivery drivers will get $49 per hour. There’s also the other side of that coin – non-union supervisors and managers who are not part of that deal. Chris Tongay with Teamsters Local 688 in St. Louis said he has heard […]

todayAugust 21, 2023 119

MIzzou Williams Nwaneri

Missouri

Mizzou lands top in-state recruit for 2024

COLUMBIA (Missourinet) -- Mizzou football landed the top recruit in the state for 2024 with five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri. The 6’5 250 pound senior from Lee’s Summit North is the number one player in the state. He’s also the number one D-lineman in the country and the third overall-ranked player coming out in 2024. Nwaneri is the highest-ranked recruit Mizzou has landed since Dorial Green-Beckham in 2012. He’s also the highest-ranked defensive lineman since Terry Beckner Jr. (No. 2 […]

todayAugust 15, 2023 142

Missouri education teachers

Missouri

Missouri works to address low teacher retention rates

JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri has a shortage of teachers to fill badly needed positions. To make matters worse, retention rates are low, according to Paul Katnik, with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). He said Missouri loses too many early career teachers. Improving the mentorship program for beginning teachers is top of the list. “One obvious one that people would understand, I think is, you know, your mentor program for brand new teachers,” said Katnik. “What kind […]

todayAugust 8, 2023 80

Missouri

Missouri

Changes to pension plan access for Missouri sheriffs

JEFFERSON CITY (Missourinet) -- Beginning with the next election cycle in 2024, sheriffs elected in Missouri will have fewer options for retirement. Two bills signed by Gov. Mike Parson will require all future sheriffs to only use the Sheriff’s Retirement System. As a result, they won’t be vested until they’ve served two four-year terms in office. Some sheriffs in heavier populated counties are also enrolled in LAGERS, the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System, while deputies can be enrolled in […]

todayJuly 27, 2023 119

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