2026 in Missouri
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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Missouri.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Mike Kehoe (R)
Events
- January 8 – Several monkeys are reported as being on the loose in a St. Louis park.[1]
- February 12 – A woman sets part of a warehouse on fire in Kansas City. The warehouse was under consideration to be used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. The same day, the company that owns the warehouse announces they will not sell it to the federal government.[2]
- February 24 – Custodial workers discover explosives in a bag near the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. A suspect is charged on March 4.[3]
- March 30 – The Festus City Council votes 6-2 to move forward with developing a data center on 360 acres of land.[4]
- April 2 – The University of Missouri announces they will cut funding to five student organizations for Asian, Black, Latino, and LGBTQ students.[5]
- April 28 – Hailstorms hit the Springfield area. An emu at the Dickerson Park Zoo is killed by hail and vehicles parked at the Springfield-Branson National Airport are damaged.[6]
- June 11–July 19 – The United States hosts the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with a number of matches being held in Arrowhead Stadium.[7]
- June 14 – Butler plane crash: 12 people are killed when a skydiving plane crashes near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler.[8]
- June 18 – A judge strikes down some of Missouri's restrictions on abortion, ruling that they violate a state constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2024.[9]
- June 19 – Five people are killed by carbon monoxide at a home near Rolla.[10]
- July 12 – The former Embassy Suites hotel building near Country Club Plaza, Saint Luke's Hospital, and Westport is imploded in Kansas City. Saint Luke's owns the former building and plans for a potential hospital expansion.[11]
Scheduled
- November 3 – 2026 Missouri elections:
- 2026 Missouri Amendment 3[12]
- 2026 Missouri Amendment 4[13]
- 2026 Missouri State Auditor election[14]
- 2026 St. Louis County Executive election
- 2026 Missouri House of Representatives election
- 2026 Missouri State Senate election
- 2026 St. Charles County Executive election
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
Sports
See also
References
- ↑ Alsharif, Mirna; Mullen, Austin (January 10, 2026). "Monkey business: Multiple primates on the loose in St. Louis park". NBC News. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Woman sought after setting fire to Kansas City, MO, warehouse once considered for use as ICE detention center". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. February 13, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ↑ Motter, Sarah (March 4, 2026). "Man charged after 20 explosives found near Liberty Memorial". KCTV. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ↑ Donahue, Kimberly (March 30, 2026). "Festus data center plans move forward after emotional city council vote". First Alert 4. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ Henry, Amya (April 5, 2026). "MU multicultural student organizations to be defunded after updated classifications". KRCGTV. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- ↑ Hollingsworth, Heather; Brumfield, Sarah (April 29, 2026). "Hailstorm kills emu at Missouri zoo, cancels flights and damages hundreds of vehicles". The Associated Press. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
- ↑ Schwentker, Lauren (July 19, 2026). "Fans in Kansas City reflect on historic FIFA World Cup summer as host city celebrations wrap up". KSHB 41. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, Olivia (June 14, 2026). "11 skydivers, one pilot dead after plane crashes south of Kansas City metro". FOX 4 Kansas City. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Mulvihill, Geoff (June 19, 2026). "Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ Quinn, Max (June 20, 2026). "Five dead, two injured from carbon monoxide poisoning at duplex near Rolla". KOMU 8. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Nash, Eleanor; Higgins, Chris (July 12, 2026). "Embassy Suites near KC's Plaza demolished in implosion". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ Richey, Jacob; Murphy, John; Peshia, Jocelyn (May 14, 2025). "Resolution passes to put abortion ban on the ballot in 2026". KOMU 8. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ↑ Hancock, Jason (September 12, 2025). "Missouri lawmakers pass gerrymandered congressional map, initiative petition limits • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Missouri Auditor election, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 27, 2025.