For all the noise around the Kansas City Chiefs moving across the state line, it’s worth slowing down and looking at what this actually means for everyday Missourians. Beyond the emotion and the history, the real question is whether Missouri did enough to try to keep the team, and the answer is yes.

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With more spending and online activity during the holidays, scammers are stepping up their efforts to break into accounts. Even multi-factor authentication isn’t bulletproof if you’re not paying attention. Matt Pilger spoke with Better Business Bureau regional manager Khesha Duncan about how scams are evolving and how to protect yourself.

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You know, most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what goes down the drain—but public health experts do. Missouri is using wastewater surveillance to spot viruses before people even start showing up at the doctor’s office. Dr. George Turabelidze with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is here to explain how what we flush can actually help protect all of us

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We’re discussing a proposal that could alter the earnings of Missouri teens on the job. State Senator Joe Nicola, who represents part of the Kansas City area, has pre-filed a bill that would allow employers to pay workers under 18 less than the state’s minimum wage. Currently, Missouri’s minimum wage is $13.75 per hour and will increase to $15 on January 1st. Nicola says the goal is to help teens keep jobs as businesses face rising labor costs. Show Me Today reporter Matt Pilger spoke with him about why he thinks this change is needed.

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Missouri has a line of nearly 500 court trials on hold for one reason: A traffic jam of crime suspects sitting in jail awaiting a mental health evaluation to determine if they are competent to go on trial.

Alisa Nelson talks to Branson State Representative Brian Seitz, who has pre-filed a bill to speed up the competency evaluations.

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There’s a wide variety of mentoring programs in Missouri, but the newest one hopes to train mentors for landowners whose properties include woodlands.

Brian Schweiss, Sustainable Forestry Specialist with MU Extension, talked about it with Missourinet’s Marshall Griffin.

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Missourians are being warned of a tricky gold bar scam.

U.S. Attorney Matthew Price of the Western District of Missouri tells Missourinet’s Sue Danielson it’s a global scam that has duped many elderly people, including some in Missouri. His office has prosecuted a man tied to the scam, who was a courier.

Price offers the back-story on this scam and tips for Missourians to avoid it on Show Me Today.

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The impacts of Missouri disasters can stretch far after the disaster itself ends. Whether that be from compounding financial, physical, or mental health.

Jen Haasis, Compliance Director at BJC Behavioral Health, shares the resources available to those still suffering from the aftermath of the severe spring weather that hit the eastern side of the state.

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