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Missouri State Fair is August 8-16 – KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News | Paducah News
SEDALIA, Mo. (KBSI) – The Missouri State Fair is August 8-16 in Sedalia, Missouri.
Tap here to check out the daily schedules of fair activities.
The last Friday of the Fair, Aug. 16, is Missouri Electric Cooperatives (MEC) Day.
Special promotions and activities from MEC planned for the day include:
- Exhibits in the MEC Building showcasing green initiatives; kids activities and prize drawings.
- Free LED nightlights given to the first 1,500 guests who visit their building this day.
- MEC linemen will conduct Electrical Safety Training demonstrations at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in front of the MEC Building.
- The “People from our Pages” booth in the MEC Building will feature Earl Mullins from the Space Museum in Bonne Terre, MO.
- MEC scholarship opportunity – four $500 scholarships will be given based on a blind draw. Application forms available in the MEC Building during the Fair.
- Unlimited carnival ride wristbands will be $5 off for the day with a coupon from Rural Missouri Magazine.
Here are other events happening on MEC Day, Friday, Aug. 16:
- Fish Cooking and Cleaning demonstrations – 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Conservation Building.
- Draft Horse Hitches Show, sponsored by BTC Bank – 5 p.m. in the Mathewson Exhibition Center
- Livestock shows and building competitions all day including dairy and beef cattle, swine and sheep shows; dahlia show in the Floriculture Building, 4-H Cooking with Honey Contest and more.
- Wine 101 Class – noon and 2 p.m. in the Wine Tent
- Free grounds entertainment all day for all ages including blacksmith demonstrations, John Cassidy Comedy Magic Show and Pat Kay One-Man Band on the Superior Sleep Stage, Professor Smart’s Comedy Science Show and Steve Gryb, the Pied Piper of Percussion, on the Kids Stage, sponsored by Your Local McDonald’s
- Ludacris with Dax – 7:30 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance; Tickets on sale now.
- Fireworks display, sponsored by Missouri S&T, immediately following the concert.
Youth in Agriculture Day, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, is Saturday, Aug. 17.
The Best of Missouri Awards and Sale, sponsored by America’s Heartland Packing, LLC, is new this year. It will benefit the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture scholarship program and showcase divisional champion products. The event will take place in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall with the Carcass Awards beginning at 10:30 a.m. and the Sale of 19 lots beginning at 11:15 a.m.
The Sale of Champions auction will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall. The sale will feature 12 young agriculturalists and their livestock projects including the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion steers, barrows, lambs, meat goats, pens of chickens, and pens of rabbits from 4-H and FFA shows. The Sale supports the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture Fund, providing educational programs, competitive events and scholarships for agricultural youth.
Here’s a glance at the day’s schedule:
- Contests including the Lick Your Chops, Missouri! Cooking Contest and 4-H Missouri Grown Foods Specialty Contest.
- Livestock shows all day including beef cattle, dairy goat and swine shows, 4-H/FFA Supreme Beef Heifer Show, 4-H/FFA All Supreme & Reserve Heifer Show, 4-H/FFA Dairy Heifer Show and Jr. Dairymen Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Draft Horse Halter Classes and Classic Cart Series and Draft Horse Hitches, sponsored by BTC Bank.
- Free entertainment all day for all ages including Elton Dan and the Rocket Band and Dirt Road Addiction on the Budweiser Stage and The Girls Next Door KC on the Superior Sleep Stage.
- Alabama with Restless Road – 7:30 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance; Tickets on sale now.
- Fireworks display, sponsored by Missouri S&T, immediately following the concert.
Saturday, Aug. 17 is Missouri Youth in Agriculture at the 2024 Missouri State Fair.
Enjoy the final day of the 2024 Missouri State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 18, for Family Preparedness/Half Price Day, sponsored by Missouri Department of Public Safety – State Emergency Management. Receive $7 admission for adults and $2 admission for children ages 6-12 on this day. Unlimited carnival ride wristbands will be sold for $25 from carnival midway ticket booths.
Here’s a quick glance at the day’s schedule:
- Draft Horse Hitches, sponsored by BTC Bank – 1 p.m. in the Mathewson Exhibition Center.
- Missouri Fiddling Championship – 1:30 p.m. on the Touchstone Energy Stage.
- Pedal Pull – 10 a.m. in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall
- Campfire Cooking demonstrations 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Conservation Building.
- Livestock shows including beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and the swine sale.
- Free entertainment all day across the grounds. Don’t miss the Supermatics on the Budweiser Stage, Professor Smart’s Comedy Science Show and Steve Gryb the Pied Piper of Percussion on the Kids Stage, sponsored by Your Local McDonald’s, Hedrick’s Racing Pig Show, sponsored by Jim’s Tire Service, the Children’s Barnyard, Hedrick’s Educational Petting Zoo, sponsored by Big Iron Auctions, and more!
- POWRi 410 Sprint Cars, B Modifieds & Super Stock Races – Hot laps at 6 p.m. and heat races at 7 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance.
Join the fun on the Fair’s final day on Saturday, Aug. 18.
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at April 21, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from April 21 drawing
01-36-43-56-58, Mega Ball: 07
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 21 drawing
Midday: 0-0-9
Midday Wild: 9
Evening: 0-7-4
Evening Wild: 0
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 21 drawing
Midday: 4-2-2-8
Midday Wild: 4
Evening: 9-4-7-5
Evening Wild: 9
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from April 21 drawing
Early Bird: 14
Morning: 05
Matinee: 03
Prime Time: 02
Night Owl: 12
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Show Me Cash numbers from April 21 drawing
17-19-22-25-29
Check Show Me Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.
To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777
For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.
For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
- Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
- Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
- Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Missouri editor. You can send feedback using this form.
The Missouri House passed a bill Monday that would force entities receiving state funding to restrict usage of restrooms, changing areas, and sleeping accommodations based on biological sex and codify definitions for “female,” “male,” and “sex” throughout state statute.
State Rep. Becky Laubinger, a Republican from Park Hills, pitched the legislation as a “vital protection for women.” Lax policies and all-gender restrooms, like facilities in the Kansas City International Airport, invite predators, she argued.
“This is about our government facilities forcing people to share those spaces by creating all gender spaces where you don’t have the option in those spaces to go to a single sex space,” Laubinger said.
But during a House debate over the bill’s language last week, Democrats raised numerous issues with the legislation, saying it would be used to target transgender people.
“If you can just call the police and accuse someone of using the wrong bathroom, think about the implications of that,” said state Rep. Wick Thomas, a Kansas City Democrat and the House’s first transgender member.
The bill lacks an enforcement mechanism, other than allowing people to sue state-funded entities that do not “take reasonable steps” to designate single-sex spaces.
The bill’s fiscal note reflects concerns about costly litigation, though state departments could not estimate how much they will be impacted.
The University of Central Missouri projected “an indeterminate fiscal impact,” pointing to the “costs associated with enforcement of the regulations.”
The bill would require public universities to restrict dorm rooms, bathrooms, and locker rooms based on biological sex. It states that, “no individual shall enter a restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters that is designated for females or males unless he or she is a member of that sex.”
State Rep. Keri Ingle, a Democrat from Lee’s Summit, asked if this would bar college students from having students of the opposite sex in their dorm rooms overnight.
Laubinger said she had heard complaints from college students who felt uncomfortable when their roommate allowed a significant other to sleep over.
“I understand someone not wanting a boy over,” Ingle said. “I don’t know why we would legislate that. I don’t know why we would put that in the statute.”
State Rep. Mark Boyko, a Democrat from Kirkwood, said the bill would bar men from visiting women’s dorm rooms at any time. He wouldn’t be allowed to help his daughter set up her dorm room as a man, he said.
“I understand the intention you’re having,” he told Laubinger. “But the words don’t match your intention of this bill.”
House Republicans offered broad support, calling the bill a basic safety measure.
State Rep. Carolyn Caton, a Blue Springs Republican, said she thinks the legislation would be a “good protection.
“If nothing else, I think it just eases some young ladies’ minds,” she said.
The bill passed along party lines Monday, apart from a lone Republican “nay” from state Rep. Tara Peters of Rolla, who also voted against the bill at the committee level.
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at April 20, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from April 20 drawing
09-17-36-47-64, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 20 drawing
Midday: 6-4-7
Midday Wild: 1
Evening: 0-2-2
Evening Wild: 2
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 20 drawing
Midday: 5-1-9-1
Midday Wild: 9
Evening: 2-5-8-0
Evening Wild: 4
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from April 20 drawing
Early Bird: 12
Morning: 10
Matinee: 09
Prime Time: 03
Night Owl: 06
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Show Me Cash numbers from April 20 drawing
01-11-14-16-18
Check Show Me Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from April 20 drawing
04-29-35-40-43, Powerball: 21
Check Powerball Double Play payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.
To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777
For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.
For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
- Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
- Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
- Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Missouri editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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