(digitalBURg) — Kansas City Power and Light worked to restore power Tuesday to customers in Johnson, Cass and Jackson counties. A KCPL substation failure resulted in a loss of power… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Mo. House speaker traveling state to tout agenda
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones is traveling across southern Missouri touting his agenda for the legislative session that starts Wednesday. Jones wants to focus on… Read more »
Clerk: Group has enough signatures for KCI vote
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A group seeking to require voter approval for any new terminal at Kansas City International Airport has gathered enough signatures to place the proposal on… Read more »
Man dies after standoff with Kansas City police
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City man died after a nearly 4-hour standoff with police. The standoff in south Kansas City began at 11 p.m. Thursday when officers… Read more »
St. Louis considering changes for Soldiers Museum
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — St. Louis leaders are pursuing changes to the operations of the city-owned Soldiers Memorial Military Museum. The downtown museum’s collection of war letters, weapons, uniforms and… Read more »
Sinquefield gives $1M to Mo. political efforts
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s most prolific political financier has made more than $1 million in year-end donations to some of his favorite causes. Online state campaign finance reports… Read more »
Friends of slain MU student start scholarship fund
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Friends of a slain University of Missouri-Columbia student have raised more than $5,000 to help his family and create a scholarship fund. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/1bzq3jQ)… Read more »
Mo. man tells judge he wants to go back to prison
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — A St. Joseph man told a judge he intended to get caught and go to prison when he tried to rob a convenience store but… Read more »
Widow of Charlie Spoonhour starts scholarship fund
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — The widow of former men’s basketball coach Charlie Spoonhour has established a scholarship fund in his honor at Missouri State University. Spoonhour was head coach at… Read more »
Mo. population growth rate lags national average
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s population continues to grow at a slower rate than the national average. New estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau show Missouri’s population of… Read more »