Missouri News Network stories this week includes coverage of action on a number of important bills as the legislature prepared for it’s mid-session break.

Every single one of us has bias. It’s human nature. We are predisposed to seek out things that affirm and align with our views on the world. Even newspapers aren’t immune to this, …

We live in a messy world. No matter what side of the aisle you sit on, we can all agree that right now it’s tough to know exactly what is happening in the news as we’ve known it for our adult lives.

I awoke one recent Tuesday morning to an email sent at 1:36 a.m. to me and our Leader editor from the person in a story we are following. She sent a “cease and desist” letter asking us to …

On the Move MEXICO — Don Munsch has joined the Mexico Ledger as general manager and editor. The new position will help grow the newspaper’s print and online circulation, as well as be responsible for overseeing the newspaper’s office and directing news coverage.

Membership applications are considered by the MPA Board of Directors at its first meeting after a notice has been published in at least three issues of the MPA Bulletin, eBulletin and/or the Association’s magazine, Missouri Press News. The next meeting of the MPA Board is scheduled for June 6, 2025, in Hermann.

On the Move Joplin — Katherine Miller has been named publisher of The Joplin Globe. The appointment is somewhat of a homecoming for Miller, who is a native of Joplin and began her career …

Joe Sullivan, 79, a career newsman from Southwest Missouri, died Feb. 27, 2025, after a short illness.

Robert “Bobby” Duffy, 79, died Feb. 7, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after a battle with cancer. A graduate of Washington University, Duffy joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in …

Joe Whittington, 82, a retired columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch died Jan. 10, 2025. Whittington joined the Post-Dispatch in 1976 and held a variety of roles with the newspaper over the …

After a dreary drive in the rain to Cape Girardeau on Jan. 30 for the Southeast Missouri Press Association’s Sales Boot Camp, I was quickly invigorated when I saw the passion the 30 attendees …

February is Black History Month and Missouri Press Foundation has multiple Newspaper in Education features you can use this month. Topics available to your newspaper include features on the …