Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

MU Extension tells us about their "Stay Strong, Stay Healthy Program, the Gateway Outdoor Expo is coming to St. Louis from March 31- April 2nd, coffee and comics have never gone so well together at this local business, but first, Missourinet's Alisa Nelson talks about House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith's proposed legislation to cut all state funding to Missouri libraries.

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Follow-up breast exams can cost Missouri patients hundreds of dollars. The state House has passed a bill that aims to ease the financial burden on patients in the Show Me State.

Alisa Nelson talks to the bill sponsor, State Representative Brenda Shields of St. Joseph.

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A familiar guest on Show Me today is Kaitlyn McConnell. She is the creator and curator of Ozarks Alive, a website that captures and preserves Ozarks Culture.

Today Ashley Byrd checks in with Kaitlyn about her recent work.  

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Returning guest Kaitlyn McConnell shares some updated stories of the Ozarks, MU Extension wants us to think about systems when it comes to gardening, the House has passed a bill that plans to ease the financial burden of secondary breast exams, and Senator Mike Moon is trying to pass a bill titled the SAFE Act that would charge healthcare providers with child abuse for coercing anyone under 18 years of age to undergo a transition.

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Republican Representative Kent Haden penned legislation to help meet a need in Missouri – one that would help train a new and incoming healthcare workforce.

He called it a means to help offset the shortage of costs and medical workers.

Rep. Haden talks with Anthony Morabith on Show Me Today. 

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Brian Arnold is a fantastic pianist, singer, and speaker in the Springfield area that has had to overcome multiple challenges life has thrown at him to continue his dream.

His leg was severed at six years old, and another accident later in life paralyzed his left arm permanently.

He is here to share his story with Cameron Conner. 

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Pianist Brian Arnold tells his inspiring story, Republican Representative Kent Haden wants legislation to help meet the demand and train a new generation of medical professionals in Missouri, and this bill is working to prevent the immediate loss of government benefits to anyone who received a pay raise.

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A world-class jazz trumpeter got his start in Jefferson City.

He’s back in his home in Paris, France,

Ashley Byrd talks with him about his path across the world.  

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Missouri is riddled with sinkholes, and new ones are constantly being discovered across the Show Me state.

One person accidentally drove into one in the Kansas City area a few weeks back.

To get a better understanding of how they form and just how common they are, Cameron Conner is here with University of Missouri Geology professor Martin Appold. 

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