BREAKDOWN: Under 60 days remain in President Trump's 90-day global tariff pause. This past Thursday, Columbia residents got a peek at what Commerce Bank's Chief Economist believes lies ahead. For a breakdown of his predictions, read below: komu.com/news/nationwor…

Thrilled to announce I have won 1st in the HEARST National Journalism Championship! This piece details cuts to NIH funded grants which have hit efforts in HIV research less than 5 years before the virus was expected to be erased. I’m excited to be able to share it! Mizzou Journalism

HAPPENING NOW: VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces partnership with Google to boost AI training statewide. Youngkin says tailoring people’s training for the growing AI landscape can help fill some of the ~200k open jobs in VA.

HAPPENING NOW: Parents from the Texas flood disaster area stand in front of the The White House demanding the Trump administration return all funding to NOAA, FEMA and the National Weather Service. They stand behind 27 trunks representing the lives lost from floods through Camp Mystic.

An already booming Missouri cannabis industry is seeing green again amid comments from President Donald Trump, who hints that a decision on federally rescheduling marijuana could be coming in weeks. Watch my coverage for KOMU 8 News below: youtube.com/watch?v=zifgbl…

HAPPENING NOW: Debate begins on Missouri Republican’s newest effort to change how voter petitions make it into the constitution. Under the proposed change, petitions would have to win a majority vote in each of the eight congressional districts. KOMU 8 News