3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (122+ words) Vaccination events planned in Jefferson City Jefferson City News Tribune MU Health Care is planning flu and COVID vaccination events in Central Missouri this fall, including in Jefferson City. There will be walk-in vaccination events from 8 a.m.-noon on Sept. 19 and…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1356+ words) Cuts to the nation's largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (278+ words) A nearly four-year relationship between Missouri and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is coming to an end after recent budget cuts to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Earlier this year, the Imagination Library program lost $4 million following major cuts…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (405+ words) It seems our children have always been under threat of media perils. Backwards-masking music, subliminal messages, AI deepfakes and music and video game violence have all been given attention in varying degrees. With the start of a new school year…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (744+ words) The city is tripling its funding for a child care initiative. Last year, the Jefferson City budget set aside $10,000 for a new employee child care program called "Child Care Works." This year, the mayor and city administrator are proposing to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) Every week, hundreds of people line up at the doors to the gym at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, coming to visit its food bank. They've been coming to the weekly food pantry at the church since the 1970s, according…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (792+ words) After Chad Stegeman and his wife, Cara, had their second child, they wondered how they were going to manage the expense of child care for two children, even though Chad and Cara both had jobs. The latest addition to the…...