(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri officials have approved tougher regulations for deer ranchers and hunting preserves in an attempt to prevent the spread of disease. The new rules approved… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Hanaway’s governor bid gets $750K from Sinquefield
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri mega-donor Rex Sinquefield has provided the bulk of the money for Republican Catherine Hanaway’s gubernatorial campaign as she seeks to… Read more »
Mo. county official’s posting on Obama questioned
(HILLSBORO, Mo., AP) — The recorder of deeds in Jefferson County, Missouri, says she used a poor choice of words in a personal Facebook posting that some interpreted as an… Read more »
2 Missouri firefighters honored in ceremony
(MARSHFIELD, Mo., AP) — Two Missouri firefighters who died in the line of duty were among 107 firefighters honored in a national ceremony. Lt. Matthew Blankenship of Marshfield and Fort… Read more »
Marijuana cultivation bill advances in Columbia
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A bill that would decriminalize cultivation of small amounts of marijuana in Columbia has been endorsed by one city commission. The Columbia Disabilities Commission voted unanimously… Read more »
Spiders force family from of upscale Missouri home
(WELDON SPRING, Mo., AP) — Thousands of venomous brown recluse spiders forced a suburban St. Louis family from their nearly half-million-dollar home. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/ZToLma) reports Brian and… Read more »
Rand Paul raising money for Show-Me Institute
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is coming to Missouri to raise money — not for himself, but for a free-market think tank. The Republican senator from… Read more »
McCaskill says no need for pricey consultants
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is warning colleges and universities against hiring expensive consultants to revamp sexual discrimination policies. The Democratic senator told reporters Tuesday… Read more »
Commissioners consider health insurance increase
By AMBER WARD (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — The Johnson County Commissioners met Tuesday to discuss future health care options for their employees but ended up postponing the decision. Lisa Shore,… Read more »
County Commission will discuss health care plans Tuesday
By SABRA HOEPPNER (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The Johnson County Commission is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss the county’s health care premiums for 2015. The meeting is open to… Read more »