By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — The Missouri Department of Corrections said Wednesday that it will return a shipment of a common anesthetic it intended to use for executions,… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Petro America founder sentenced to 30 years
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas man whose Missouri-based company defrauded thousands of people out of more than $10 million has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Isreal… Read more »
Fed. shutdown postpones Table Rock fishing tournament
(SHELL KNOB, Mo., AP) — Organizers of the longest continuously running bass tournament on Table Rock Lake are hoping it can be rescheduled, after it was postponed because of the… Read more »
Charges filed after KC-area teen dies from imitation drug
(PARKVILLE, Mo., AP) — Two Kansas City-area teenagers are in custody after a 14-year-old boy died from the imitation illegal drug they’re accused of selling him. The Kansas City Star reports… Read more »
Independence to replace stolen museum statue
(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — The city of Independence plans to replace the Pioneer Woman statue that was stolen from the National Frontier Trails Museum but it will be in a slightly different… Read more »
Missouri seeks to tighten food stamp eligibility
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri is proposing to tighten eligibility for food stamps for thousands of adults who aren’t meeting work requirements. The change sought by the Department of… Read more »
Governor: Europe won’t block 2 Mo. executions
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (ST. LOUIS, Mo., AP) — Missouri will move ahead with two planned executions despite efforts in Europe to block a common anesthetic from being used in… Read more »
Mo. man gets 14 years for al-Qaida support
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City businessman who swore an oath of allegiance to al-Qaida and three years ago pleaded guilty to providing financial support… Read more »
Southern Mo. river towns struck by shutdown
By JESSE BOGAN (EMINENCE, Mo., AP) — Many of the people who live amid the hills and hollows around this southern Missouri town aren’t comfortable with the government telling them… Read more »
KC Plaza jewelry store robbed, owner attacked
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police say two men with hammers robbed a jewelry store on the Country Club Plaza, despite the efforts of the store’s owner to… Read more »