(LIBERTY, Mo., AP) — The Liberty School District has paid a former superintendent nearly $1 million to settle his wrongful-termination lawsuit. The lawsuit Phil Wright filed against the district in… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
New penguins helps KC Zoo set record attendance
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A record number of people flocked to the Kansas City Zoo last year, in part to see a new penguin exhibit. Zoo officials say 882,194… Read more »
Mo. bill would allow execution using firing squad
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri could carry out executions with firing squads under legislation proposed in the House. The state currently puts inmates to death with injections of lethal… Read more »
Mo. senator files Medicaid overhaul plan
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Private insurers would gain a greater role in Missouri’s Medicaid program and patients could get rewarded financially for holding down their… Read more »
Mo. House panel considers ‘revenge porn’ bill
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Posting sexually explicit photos or video of a former lover online could land a person in prison, under a bill being considered… Read more »
Mo. speaker plans health care conscience bill
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones plans to file legislation that would let health care workers refuse to participate in procedures that violate their ethical or… Read more »
Appeals court to hear Mo. flag desecration case
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The constitutionality of Missouri’s flag desecration law is on the docket for a federal appeals court panel in St. Louis. A three-judge panel of the 8th… Read more »
Report: Nixon proposing more for children’s agency
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to propose a $6 million increase for the agency overseeing Missouri’s foster care system. The Springfield News-Leader reported Wednesday that it… Read more »
KC coalition releases plan for improving schools
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City school district has released a school-improvement plan that was developed with a local coalition. The plan’s submission Tuesday to the State Board… Read more »
Crash leaves one dead near Leeton
A wreck on Southeast 651 Road near Leeton early Monday morning resulted in one fatality, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The driver, Michael J. Fagan, 31,… Read more »