New synthetic opioids are popping up faster than they can be regulated. For parents and partiers: Be careful.

Ashley Byrd talks with Dr. Alex Krotulski, a leading national researcher tracking the rise of cychlorphine, about what we need to know.

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Many Missouri employers depend on young workers, but a new report shows that pool is getting smaller. At the same time, more Missouri students are going straight to work after high school.

Show Me Today reporter Matt Pilger visits with University of Missouri assistant extension professor Alan Spell.

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If you've spent much time around Missouri's rivers, you've probably heard someone say there's nothing quite like being on the water after dark. For many families, frog gigging has been a summertime tradition for generations. It's part hunting, part adventure, and part excuse to make memories with family and friends.

Barbara Baird, better known as the Accidental Ozarkian, has written about her frog gigging adventures, from canoe mishaps and muddy swims to discovering why this uniquely Missouri tradition keeps people coming back year after year.

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Whether you're looking to buy your first home, thinking about selling, or just wondering if now is the right time to make a move, the housing market is one of the biggest financial conversations for Missouri families.

Joining Show Me Today is Brian Toohey, CEO of the Mid-Missouri Board of REALTORS®, to help us make sense of what's happening in today's market and what buyers and sellers should know as we head toward the end of the summer.

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Missouri is looking to expand apprenticeships as a pathway to good-paying careers, setting an ambitious goal of reaching 100,000 apprentices by September 2027.

Ashley Byrd talks with Donna Sheets, apprenticeship manager for the Missouri Office of Workforce, about what that goal means and how apprenticeship programs are helping workers and employers across the state.

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For four days and three nights, the Missouri River becomes home to one of the most unique endurance events anywhere in the world. The MR340 challenges paddlers to travel 340 miles from Kansas City to St. Charles without the race ever stopping. More than 600 competitors, backed by family, friends, and volunteers, will test their physical and mental limits while showcasing the Missouri River as one of the state's greatest natural resources.

Race Director Steve Schnarr with Missouri River Relief shares the grueling details on Show Me Today.

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Few stories have captured the imaginations of generations of readers and television viewers quite like Little House on the Prairie. With Netflix developing a new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved books, interest in Laura's life is growing once again.

Missouri has a unique connection to that story through the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, where Laura spent the final decades of her life and wrote the famous Little House books. Joining us on Show Me Today is Tana Melton, curator of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum.

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Missouri River Renaissance: A documentary showcasing the Missouri River's transformation back into the "it" spot to be.

Producer Jim Karpowicz tells Ashley Byrd it’s a story about how the Missouri River has again become a cool place to hang out – thanks to music and locals dedicated to keeping it clean.

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