Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

The deadline is approaching for Missourians to apply for fuel tax refunds. 

Missouri Department of Revenue Director Trish Vincent says thousands of taxpayers have submitted applications for gas tax refunds.

She joins Due Danielson on Show Me Today.

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Thousands of people are expected to pack downtown Mexico, Missouri, once again for the annual Soybean Festival. A celebration of community, agriculture, and small-town pride.

Former Mexico Jaycees President Logan Ray says last year’s event drew more than 10,000 visitors each day, making it one of the biggest weekends of the year for the region.

He joins Show Me Today.

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Missouri is preparing for big changes in the process of buying a new vehicle. 

A new law requires buyers to pay the sales tax when they buy the vehicle.  The law will also do away with temporary tags.

The Department of Revenue says the goal is to recover millions of dollars in uncollected taxes. Director Trish Vincent joins Sue Danielson on Show Me Today.

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The Missouri Gaming Commission recently announced the companies that will receive its untethered betting licenses: DraftKings and Circa Sports.

Writer and analyst for BetMissouri.com, Steve Bittenbender, dissects what this means for the state and Missouri's future sports gamblers.

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The U.S. Department of Education has chosen Missouri to head up a national experiment on a new statewide assessment model. Missouri is the only state in the nation to begin the trial run during the upcoming school year on the different approach to testing.

Alisa Nelson talks to State Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger, who says Missouri will test the transition from traditional end-of-year tests to exams given throughout the school year.

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In the spring of 2026, the Women’s Pro Baseball League will make history as the first professional women’s baseball league in the United States since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954.

Co-founded by trailblazing baseball pioneer Justine Siegal, WPBL’s upcoming inaugural season is set to redefine the future of women’s sports.

Bill Pollock spoke with Siegal to explore her journey, the league’s mission, and how WPBL is stepping up to shape the next era of women in baseball.

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Now that the state Legislature has passed a special session bill in hopes of keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri, the fight moves to the courtroom.

Alisa Nelson talks to one of the state lawmakers suing over the bill: St. Genevieve State Representative Bryant Wolfin, who outlines several reasons why he says the bill is unconstitutional. 

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Late summer in Missouri can bring hidden dangers to our lakes and rivers, including harmful algae blooms that can threaten people, pets, and wildlife.

Jeff Wenzel, Chief Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and Tony Thorpe, coordinator/program manager of the Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program, join us to talk about how to spot these blooms, what to do if exposed, and the overall health of Missouri’s waters.

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A jaw-dropping moment on the Missouri River turned into the catch of a lifetime for Wally Klein, who reeled in an 86-pound blue catfish near Saint Charles.

What started as a quiet day on the water doing some studying quickly turned into a battle that sent books flying and Wally grappling with this monster all by himself.

Once Wally got the whopper in the boat, he thought, “What now?” Wally shares his hilarious story of calling Conservation and trying to get his dad to come out and take a picture!

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Here’s a great story to tell at parties: Going into a freezer for a week to massage 600 pounds of butter into a life-sized cow.

It’s a thing – every year for the Missouri State Fair’s butter sculpture artist. Alisa Nelson talks to Ander Weis, who has been making masterpieces out of butter for the past five years. 

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