Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

Over the past several years the National Wild Turkey Federation and partners have transformed over two thousand acres, restoring and enhancing essential habitats for wild turkeys and other wildlife species… a big deal for Missouri hunters.

Ashley Byrd talks with project manager Will Rehkemmer.

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Missouri students are back in school and hundreds of school employees have already been trained to identify potential safety threats.

Alisa Nelson talks to John McDonald, with the Missouri School Boards Association's Center for Education Safety, who says threat assessments are a key component to prevent problem behavior.

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Missouri’s economic cost associated with fighting substance use disorder is $8.5 billion.

Marshfield Republican Representative John Black tells Anthony Morabith that the state’s Substance Abuse task force has been meeting for years to address a continuing problem.

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With a career in the aviation industry and the knowledge of three generations of blacksmiths behind him, Will Dobkins creates tools to last.

He spoke to Ashley Byrd from his workshop in the town of Squires in southern Missouri.

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Washington University and BioSTL are hoping to transform St. Louis into a global neuroscience leader through its NEURO360 initiative.

BioSTL’s CEO Donn Rubin tells Anthony Morabith that big things are in store for the future of St. Louis.

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Missouri has been dealing with major glitches in a new childcare payment system. It is delaying payments to daycares for several months.

Alisa Nelson talks to Sedalia Representative Brad Pollitt, who says a September 10th legislative hearing will discuss the long payment delays leading to some daycare closings.

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Talking Horse Productions, a Columbia, MO theater company, is putting on a version of Duncan MacMillen’s “EVERY BRILLIANT THING.” A script that explores a family touched by suicide and highlights the everyday things worth loving.

Co-director Angel Kenison-Scott and narrator Sarah Froese join Cameron Conner to discuss the timeliness of the performance in a pairing with National Suicide Prevention Month.

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Missouri anglers are needed to cast reels for an emergency fish salvage scheduled in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau County through the end of September.

Anthony Morabith talks with Fisheries Biologist Salvador Mondragon about why this order was issued.

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The student loan forgiveness battle between conservative U.S. states led by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and the Biden Administration continues.

Solicitor General Josh Divine tells Anthony Morabith that not only is the latest effort illegal, it sends the “wrong message” to colleges.

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