Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

Missouri has been awarded five million dollars to help people who are out of a job.

Alisa Nelson talks to Donna Brake, with the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, to find out what jobs this grant will target. 

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The direct descendent of Dred Scott, Lynne Jackson, has made sure her great-great-grandfather has a large monument where he is buried in St. Louis. One that people can find and pay tribute to the enslaved Missourian who fought for his freedom all the way to the US Supreme Court.

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Missouri has recently added the historic Hawken Rifle to the list of state symbols.

Anthony Morabith gets the details from Republican State Representative Mazzie Boyd.

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What if I told you that Missouri is looking to build a supercomputer to help simulate how galaxies collide? Colin Degraf at Truman State University talks about the plan to build one of these.

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The Patee House Museum served as a “last stop shop” for travelers making their way to Western territories during the 19th Century. Just a block away, Jesse James and his family had a house under an alias name.

Director of the Museum Gary Chilcote joins Marshall Griffin to discuss the history of the area. 

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Forecasters are calling for an ‘historically strong’ El Niño, but is that accurate?

University of Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor tells Anthony Morabith that it depends on who you ask.

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Autumn transitions Missouri into one of the best viewing areas for Fall foliage. However, drought may be playing a significant impact in changing leaves this year.

Marshall Griffin is joined by the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Community Forestry Coordinator, Russell Hinnah, to discuss the best areas to check out the changing leaves and the science behind them.

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Even though winter is creeping in, there’s still plenty of time to enjoy plants, flowers, gardens, and exhibits at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.

Katie Keith of the botanical center there tells Ashley Byrd about this natural attraction that changes with the seasons.

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If you have thought about the tenuous political times we are living in, you are not alone.

Peverill Squire at the University of Missouri tells Anthony Morabith that this is one of the most contentious times in American politics.

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Roll on 18-wheeler!

Anthony Morabith chats with Tom Crawford with the Missouri Trucking Association on new happenings in the trucking industry affecting truckers.

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