Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

The University of Missouri is currently the only higher education institution in the state that can offer doctorate degrees in certain fields.

Alisa Nelson talks to Springfield Representative Melanie Stinnett, who wants to change this.

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On this show, we try to remain upbeat and entertaining but also educational. There is a World War I exhibit that Ashley Byrd wanted to know more about- intrigued by its focus: what does world war look like to a child?

Chief Curator Christopher Warren of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City joins Show Me Today.

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There are a series of town hall meetings taking place across the state to inform Missourians about its “Master Plan on Aging.”

For the first time, it is projected that older Missourians will outnumber minors by 2030.

Mindy Ulstad, Chief of the Bureau of Senior Programs with DHSS, joins Marshall Griffin.

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One of a Missouri angler’s favorite times of year is the opening of Missouri’s trout parks.

Fish Hatchery manager at Bennett Springs Trout Park, Ben Havens, joins Cameron Conner to remind us of what is required to cast a reel. 

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For the first time since 2012, Missouri will hold county-level caucuses for registered Republican voters this Saturday.

Alisa Nelson talks to Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft about what Republican voters can expect at this weekend’s caucuses.

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Kansas City guitar player Will Matthews has now won THREE GRAMMYs for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra and still lives, teaches, and performs in his hometown.

Ashley Byrd asks him about getting the music industry’s highest recognition.

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Republican Representative Doug Richey is proposing House Bill 1911 which would deliver a tax credit to parents who enroll their children in private or home schooling.

 He joins Anthony Morabith.

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The Mehlville Fire Protection District in eastern Missouri recently saved a baby who was placed in Missouri’s only safe haven baby box. The box is at one of the district’s fire stations.

Alisa Nelson talks to Fire Chief Brian Hendricks about that very day that the baby was rescued by emergency responders.

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There is a proposal in Missouri to enact Bentley’s or Mason's Law.

A law that requires anyone convicted of killing someone in an intoxicated driving accident to pay child support to a child victim.

 State Representative Mike Henderson joins Marshall Griffin.

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