Missouri
A smaller state budget could mean less money for arts organizations across Missouri
Missouri arts advocates and leaders are calling on state lawmakers not to cut funds that go toward arts and humanities grants and organizations across the state.
Arts leaders discussed the potential cuts during a Missouri House of Representatives budget meeting Thursday. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s proposed budget reduces almost $4 million in funding to the Missouri Arts Council to about $6.3 million. It’s part of a 4% reduction in general revenue spending in Kehoe’s budget.
The cuts could be detrimental to arts events and programming that drive tourism across the state, Missouri Arts Council Executive Director Michael Donovan said during the hearing.
“The state has a $1.7 billion economic impact from the arts,” Donovan said. “The people that come to Missouri for the arts spend more as a [tourist] and stay longer.”
The arts council funds community arts and educational programming. Donovan said a recent study found that educational art programs in schools have a big impact on student test scores, higher graduation rates and higher attendance.
Recent investment in the arts council has allowed it, for the first year ever, to help fund arts programming in each house district, he added.
Donovan said 90% of the arts council’s funding goes toward grants to fund events across the state, including the fall festival in Pineville, the Sugar Creek Slavic Festival, the Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre in Carthage as well as festivals and performances in St. Louis and Kansas City, and arts councils.
“These are the kinds of things that we make happen,” Donovan said. “There’s a return on tax dollars, education, workforce readiness. This is something that we think that is important to develop the state, the state’s economy.”
Donovan said the council wants to continue funding programs in every district, and if the cuts are finalized, the council would cut its funding distribution proportionately across the state.
The drop could be detrimental to arts organizations, artists and regions, Missouri Citizens for the Arts government affairs consultant Kyna Iman said following the meeting.
“That money is going to come directly off those grants that are given to the communities across the state,” Iman said. “There’s just no other way around it.”
Iman said federal COVID relief and other funds helped keep the state’s funding of the arts to around $10 million for the past few years.
If approved, the proposed cuts would take effect during fiscal 2027, which begins July 1.
A spokesperson for Kehoe said in a statement that his budget recommendation is essential to address the state’s future imbalance that’s expected to exceed $2 billion but that the office will continue to work with stakeholders.
”Governor Kehoe has long supported the arts and humanities in Missouri, however, given the seriousness of Missouri’s budget imbalance, tough decisions are being made to restore responsible spending across the entirety of state government,” the spokesperson for Kehoe wrote.
Democrat and Republican representatives across the state voiced their support for the council and the programs it supports, including Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins, D-St. Louis.
“This saved Sumner High School because they created this innovative arts program, which includes about 100 students who currently attend Sumner High School,” Collins said. “This program actually saved this school from being closed because it did help boost the enrollment.”
Cuts toward Missouri Humanities, a statewide nonprofit that funds cultural and history programming has also been proposed. About $3.5 million was requested to go toward the Humanities Trust. The proposed budget would cut that funding to about $1.7 million. The trust provides grants to institutions such as the Griot Museum of Black History in St. Louis, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City and other programs across the state.
“As we kind of think through what a 50% reduction in our transfer would mean for our organization,” Missouri Humanities Executive Director Ashley Beard-Fosnow said during her testimony. “It would be cuts to staffing, cuts to programs, and then significant cuts to our regrants, which would have a negative impact on the state, especially ahead of this semi quincentennial year when we’re getting ready to showcase to the world Missouri’s culture and history and heritage and how we’ve had such a pivotal place in shaping the story of America.”
A Jackson County judge on Friday denied Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s attempt to immediately stop Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman and several affiliated companies from selling kratom products.
The motion for a temporary restraining order, which was filed alongside the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, took particular aim at the more potent 7-OH products, which Hanaway argues are “hazardous opioids” banned by state and federal law.
Jackson County Circuit Judge Charles McKenzie’s ruling Friday stated there are “competing affidavits” from experts on both sides of the argument, following a hearing on the motion earlier this week.
“The court cannot find, based on the oral argument of the parties, the respective competing affidavits presented and the pleadings, whether the plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits at this juncture in the proceedings in order for the court to grant relief in the form of a temporary restraining order,” McKenzie’s order states.
Hanaway’s argument was backed by sworn statements from an undercover narcotics officer with the highway patrol who said 7-OH is being used to cut fentanyl and a woman whose brother died from a kratom overdose.
Her office also submitted an FDA report that points to 7-OH as “a potent opioid that poses an emerging public health threat” and states health data showing synthetic 7-OH was involved in at least 197 Missouri deaths.
American Shaman submitted statements of its own from five toxicology and addiction experts, who largely said there wasn’t enough evidence to show that 7-OH and kratom posed a public health risk. One who researched narcotics said she had never heard of 7-OH being used to cut fentanyl.
Company owner Vince Sanders’ statement detailed how he came up with the idea to create 7-OH products, which now have an “enormous” demand, particularly among people who need pain management.
Sanders could not be reached for comment about the ruling on Friday.
McKenzie denied a temporary restraining order “without prejudice,” meaning that he would like to see more evidence.
“It is because of this finding that the court determines it necessary to hold an additional hearing,” he wrote, “where it can consider the parties’ respective positions with the potential of testimonial evidence and other properly introduced evidence, all as more fully developed by the parties, in order to further analyze these issues.”
The judge will consider “other injunctive relief sought in the pleadings at a future hearing to consider the issues,” the order states.
Hanaway filed a similar lawsuit Thursday against Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading LLC, and its owners Dustin Robinson and Ajaykumar Patel.
The group received a warning letter from the FDA for producing 7-OH products last year, similar to one received by Shaman Botanicals.
“This is another step in our ongoing crackdown on kratom manufacturers who flout the law and try to justify endangering Missourians in the name of profit,” Hanaway said in a press release Thursday.
“Our mission is to safeguard Missourians from unregulated and addictive substances, and we will continue to pursue every legal tool available to protect public health and safety.”
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 10, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 10 drawing
Midday: 7-2-5
Midday Wild: 7
Evening: 9-6-8
Evening Wild: 7
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 10 drawing
Midday: 7-1-9-9
Midday Wild: 1
Evening: 6-9-8-9
Evening Wild: 2
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from May 10 drawing
Early Bird: 02
Morning: 11
Matinee: 10
Prime Time: 12
Night Owl: 11
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Show Me Cash numbers from May 10 drawing
09-18-23-31-39
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.
BURLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo. (KCTV) – A head-on collision on Highway 71 killed 3 people and seriously injured a 4th, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
State Troopers say the crash happened around 1:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, near the intersection of Highway 71 and 170th St. – about a mile and a half north of Burlington Junction.
Investigators say a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by a 59-year-old woman from Carthage, Texas, was heading north on the highway when it crossed the centerline.
The Chevrolet struck a southbound 2026 Ford Explorer head-on, according to MSHP. Both vehicles caught fire and came to rest in the southbound lane.
State Troopers note that the crash killed the Texas driver, a 67-year-old woman from Harlan, Iowa and a 76-year-old woman from Rockwell City, Iowa.
The Ford’s driver – a 72-year-old man from Rockwell City – was airlifted to Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, with serious injuries, according to first responders.
Troopers say all four people involved were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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