(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon plans to discuss college affordability and funding for higher education. The governor told higher education officials in October he would propose a… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
3 to be honored for Mo. Public Affairs fame
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — The inaugural inductees of Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame will feature a former president, senator and journalist. Missouri State University says an induction ceremony will… Read more »
Federal court panel stays Missouri man’s execution
By JIM SALTER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A panel of federal judges stayed a Missouri man’s execution late Monday, a little more than a day before he was set… Read more »
More radioactive waste found at Bridgeton landfill
(FLORISSANT, Mo., AP) — A city engineer says more radioactive material has been discovered at St. Louis County landfill. Florissant City Engineer Tim Barrett says he was told by state… Read more »
Columbia police take new look at editor’s slaying
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A Columbia police detective is taking a fresh look at a journalist’s 2001 slaying after one of two men originally convicted of murder was freed after… Read more »
Two men charged in kidnapping mother, son
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A mother and her 7-year-old son were kidnapped and threatened in the Wal-Mart parking lot Thursday evening, according to a press release from the Warrensburg Police Department…. Read more »

Former Ridge View teacher dies in house fire
(Editor’s Note: This version of the story removes the manner of death, which digitalBURG believed was confirmed. However, the manner of death remains unclear after attempting to confirm that information… Read more »
KC man pleads guilty to ID theft conspiracy
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A suburban Kansas City man has admitted taking part in a $725,000 fraud scheme that involved hacking into business computer systems and stealing customers’ identity… Read more »
Martin Luther King adviser to speak at SEMO
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — A man who helped write Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech will speak next month at a Southeast Missouri State University dinner… Read more »
Man flees from KC police in stolen FedEx truck
(PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan., AP) — Police have recovered a stolen FedEx delivery truck after a low-speed pursuit that wound through Kansas City, Mo., and ended just over the state line… Read more »