(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A time capsule laid in the cornerstone of the Missouri Capitol has been removed in preparation for a ceremony marking its 100th anniversary. State workers… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Southeast Missouri man rescued after landing on train car
(POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., AP) — Poplar Bluff police are investigating after a man was rescued from a stopped train car onto which he fell or jumped from a highway overpass… Read more »
Columbia board supports protections for gender identity
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The Columbia Board of Education has given preliminary support to adding gender identity and gender expression to the school district’s nondiscrimination policy. The board approved the… Read more »
Missouri man breaks record for shooting biggest carpsucker
(SMITHVILLE, Mo., AP) — A northwest Missouri man has caught a record-breaking fish using a bow and arrow. The Department of Conservation on Monday announced Smithville resident Jonathan Randall broke… Read more »
Gun-rights activist questions St. Louis Zoo’s firearms ban
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A gun-rights advocate says he and others may show up next week at the St. Louis Zoo with firearms or empty holsters to challenge the site’s… Read more »
Peabody Energy cutting 250 jobs, closing 2 offices
By JIM SUHR (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Peabody Energy Corp. has announced plans to cut 250 corporate and regional employees and close two offices, saving the coal miner as much… Read more »
Kansas City reaches deal to create ‘Smart City’ network
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City and two companies have reached an agreement to create a $15.7 million set of high-tech services along the 2.2-mile downtown streetcar line that’s… Read more »
No injuries when small plane crash lands in Missouri
(VICHY, Mo., AP) — No injuries were reported when a single-engine plane crash landed at an airport in south-central Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash occurred Saturday… Read more »
Parents to be sentenced for arson that killed teenage son
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A man and woman who authorities say schemed to defraud insurers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars are to be sentenced in St. Louis for… Read more »
Nixon to sign bill for $300M in bonds for building repairs
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to approve a plan for roughly $300 million in bonds to repair state buildings. Nixon on Friday is scheduled… Read more »