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Rocheport, Missouri

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Good Friday morning. Mostly Sunny and 75 — a fine day for a ride on the Katy Trail. The doors are open today at Art Off the Trail and Katy's Fork in the Trail. On the town calendar today: Joe Devoy on Piano at The Rocheport Winery at Mount Nebo Inn. Two heads-ups out on the roads: delays on I-70 for paving, and delays on I-70 for bridge work — see the roads page for the full picture.

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  • The Daily Rundown — Wednesday, August 12, 2026

    Your five-minute catch-up for Wednesday, August 12. Here’s what matters on our stretch of the river today. Registered sex offender arrested after two nights in Rolling Hills Park. Boonville police…

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  • New Franklin Schools Head Back Aug. 25 — Here’s the Week Ahead

    If you’ve got a kid in New Franklin R-1, the summer countdown just tipped into its last stretch. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 25 — and the week before it is busier than most people realize, so here’s what’s actually on the…

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Missouri placed diabetic teen in a foster home not licensed to take him. He died 24 days later

By Steph Quinn, Missouri Independent · Aug 21, 2026

It was after 5 p.m. on May 13, and 17-year-old Korbin Papadopoulos sat in the Macon County office of the Missouri Children’s Division waiting for his next foster placement. Korbin had type 1 diabetes and autism, so his caseworker, another division worker and their supervisor searched the state’s foster provider database for a home licensed […]

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‘Got to play the game’: Missouri doctors group jumps into state politics with $1.5M PAC investment

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent · Aug 21, 2026

Missouri’s oldest business association is the state’s newest big political donor. On Aug. 14, the Missouri State Medical Association split $1.5 million between two newly created political action committees, Asclepius PAC, named for the hero god of medicine in Greek mythology, and Patients First PAC. The association, which represents doctors and doctors in training, already […]

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Missouri can bring clarity to a confusing vaccine landscape

By Priya Pal, Missouri Independent · Aug 21, 2026

A mother carries her 12-month-old into the pediatrician’s office for a routine visit. The doctor recommends the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine- the MMR vaccine- just as pediatricians have for decades. This time, she pauses. She heard the President say the MMR vaccine was “sort of like a nuclear weapon.” She heard the head of […]

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The world’s longest river race runs past our bluffs each July. Every year’s standings — and watch the field run all 340 miles on the replay map.

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Today’s Weather
Rocheport, MO
Temp 75°F
Sky Mostly Sunny
Wind S 3 mph
75°F

Updated 13 minutes ago

River Gauge Boonville, MO
Stage 9.84 ft
Flow 58.8 kcfs
Flood Stage 21 ft
Trend Rising · +1.1 ft in 24 hr
No Flood
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Tonight’s Moon

First quarter, 60% lit — full moon Thursday, August 27.

Phase First Quarter
Illumination 60%
Next full moon Thursday, August 27
Next new moon Friday, September 11

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About Rocheport

Rocheport, MO — a historic river town of ~200 on the Missouri River bluffs. Home to Katy Trail trailhead, award-winning wineries, and a strong sense of community.

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