By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A highly watched court battle over a new Texas abortion law could have an effect in Missouri, where a similar law… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Mo. Lt. Gov. Kinder won’t run for Congress
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said Friday that he won’t challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Jason Smith for a southeast Missouri congressional seat… Read more »
Fan injured by hot dog suing KC Royals
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — If it had been a foul ball or broken bat that struck John Coomer in the eye as he watched a Kansas… Read more »
Mo. Senate leader releases new gun legislation
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Seven weeks after thwarting a veto override attempt on a highly publicized gun bill, a Missouri Senate leader put forth a… Read more »
KC ministers preach gospel of good health
By MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Jannette Berkley-Patton remembers a time before tweets, blogs and Facebook posts when many African-Americans got their community news and political updates… Read more »
McCaskill: Public will eventually like health law
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Sen. Claire McCaskill says she’s “embarrassed and angry” about the rollout of a key part of the new federal health care law. But the Missouri… Read more »
Maya Lin sculpture headed to KC’s Nelson-Atkins
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is preparing to install a Missouri River sculpture by architectural designer Maya Lin. The museum says in a release… Read more »
Ex-death row inmate exonerated in prison stabbing
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Three decades after being sentenced to death for the fatal stabbing of a fellow inmate, Reggie Griffin is officially a free man… Read more »
Funeral planned Monday for former US Rep. Skelton
(LEXINGTON, Mo., AP) — Funeral services have been announced for former Missouri congressman Ike Skelton. The Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home says visitation is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday… Read more »
Warrensburg manager reflects on trip to Russia
By STEVE GANEY (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — For Warrensburg City Manager Paula Hertwig-Hopkins, her recent trip to Russia and Kazakhstan was quite a journey. Her stepson Michael Hopkins, however, was… Read more »