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Chasing history: The Lady Bulldogs' relentless run
The Louisiana Lady Bulldogs basketball team has been making waves this season, showcasing their skill, teamwork, and determination with every game they have played. The girls have consistently displayed talent and determination on the court, bringing tough competition to every game.

Grain Belt Express files dozens of eminent domain petitions to build power line across Missouri
Grain Belt Express has filed nearly 40 eminent domain petitions against Missouri property owners since 2021 as it prepares to build a transmission line across the state.

Tournament Champs!
For the Bowling Green Bobcats, the 100th Anniversary Invitational Tournament could not have gone any better. Coming into the tournament as the third seed, they defeated the North Callaway Thunderbirds 65-52 in the first round of games.

Missouri prison nursery opens to bipartisan fanfare with goal of keeping mothers with babies
Tara Carroll gave birth to her daughter in 2022 while serving a 22-year sentence in the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center. Shortly after she finished laboring in the hospital, the baby was sent home with her husband while she returned to her prison cell.

Improvements being made to Lock & Dam 24 in Clarksville
Visitors to Lock & Dam 24 during Eagle Days learned about the improvements coming to this step in the Mississippi River.

Gov. Mike Kehoe dips deeply into surplus as Missouri budget grows to nearly $54 billion
A boost Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe touts as the largest increase in public school funding in two decades will fall about $300 million short of meeting the targets set in state law for public education.
DESE continues reducing childcare subsidy backlog, fixes payment calculator in system
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary’s Office of Childhood continues to clear the childcare subsidy backlog in family applications for childcare assistance, provider applications for subsidy contracts, and provider payment reviews.

Missouri House committee votes to legalize video slot machines
Torch Electronics and other purveyors of unregulated video slot machines that pay out cash prizes would have up to 18 months to convert to regulated lottery games or shut down under a bill approved Monday in a Missouri House committee.

Food truck brings a taste of Asia to Bowling Green
The rich aroma of Asian food sizzling on the grill wafts across the parking lot from the Tekichi Hibachi food truck. Inside, Titi Dora and her crew work furiously preparing hot dishes off the grill, as well as fresh sushi.