(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The reward for information in the shooting death of a Kansas City man has increased to $4,000. Investigators are asking for the public’s help in… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Exorcism of 1949 continues to fascinate Mo. residents
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Saint Louis University junior Zach Grummer-Strawn has never seen “The Exorcist,” the 1973 horror film considered one of the finest examples of… Read more »
Nixon received health concerns over execution drug
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Health care workers, medical groups and even a few patients pressured Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon before he halted what would have been… Read more »
New $15M penguin exhibit opens at KC Zoo
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A new $15 million penguin exhibit is opening its doors at the Kansas City Zoo. KCTV reports that visitors can see the tuxedo-clad animals starting Friday…. Read more »
Gov. Nixon touts college study on tuition
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon is touting a report showing tuition increases at Missouri’s four-year public colleges and universities have been smaller than those in other states…. Read more »
Missouri withdraws stricter food stamps proposal
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A proposal to tighten food stamps eligibility for those who fail to meet work requirements is being withdrawn, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon… Read more »
Prominent KC attorney joins Maryville case
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A prominent Kansas City defense attorney has been hired to represent a northwest Missouri man at the center of a teen sexual assault case that… Read more »
Sen. Blunt wants response to attacks on Christians
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt wants the State Department to respond to recent attacks on Christians in Egypt. The Missouri Republican joined Tennessee’s GOP senators, Lamar… Read more »
Nixon seeks full funding for public schools
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he wants to provide full funding for public schools by the time he leaves office in January… Read more »
Hundreds rally in Maryville
By BILL DRAPER (MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A day after a Jackson County prosecutor was named to re-investigate a northwest Missouri teen sexual abuse case, a modest crowd of a… Read more »