By STEVE GANEY (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to visit the University of Central Missouri today but canceled due to the weather, according to a… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Mo. proposal targets collection of cellphone data
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker is proposing a state constitutional amendment intended to cut down on the government’s ability to get data about people’s phone calls. Sen…. Read more »
Joint tax returns for Mo. gay couples spur suit
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A newly filed lawsuit challenges Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s directive that state tax officials accept jointly filed returns from same-sex couples who… Read more »
Man accused in Maryville case avoids felony
By BILL DRAPER (MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — Conflicting stories, the fog of underage intoxication and the disappearance of cellphone video of an alleged Missouri sexual assault two years ago led… Read more »
Mo. man accused of rape pleads to lesser charge
By BILL DRAPER (MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A Missouri man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old schoolmate when he was 17 pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor child endangerment — a… Read more »
Grant will fund licensing, fixing of KC pit bulls
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A nonprofit group is giving Kansas City a $100,000 grant to provide free licensing, vaccinations and spaying or neutering for pit bulls and pit bull… Read more »
Mo. Senate leader plans criminal code overhaul
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A top Senate Republican says an overhaul of Missouri’s criminal code will be high on the priority list for this year’s legislative session. President Pro… Read more »
Prosecutor in Maryville case to address media
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — More than two months after being appointed special prosecutor to re-examine a northwest Missouri teenager’s claims that she was raped by an… Read more »
KCP&L plans to increase wind power
KCP&L plans to increase wind power, conservation (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City Power & Light Co. says it will expand its use of wind energy and other energy-efficiency… Read more »
Nixon fills 2 seats on Mo. Board of Education
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a former state economic development director and a former public school administrator to seats on the State Board of… Read more »