(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — State lawmakers have curtailed the spending authority of the Missouri State Highway Patrol because of frustration over the purchase of a new airplane frequently used… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Elderly Warsaw woman with Alzheimer’s missing
(WARSAW, Mo., AP) — Police say a 73-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s has not been seen since she left a lake property in eastern Missouri. Tearchers are looking for Hellen E…. Read more »
30-year development project in KC on final phase
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A redevelopment plan that began in 1980 is within one year of wrapping up a successful effort to revitalize a rundown neighborhood just south of… Read more »
MSU receives $1M insurance check from theft
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Missouri State University has recouped most of the nearly $1.2 million that was stolen from its bookstore. The Springfield News-Leader (http://is.gd/qhZ2rr) reports that the school has… Read more »
County working to attract industry through Enhanced Enterprise Zone
By ALEXANDRA LAMBDIN (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The Johnson County Commission is working on a plan to bring more jobs to the area, starting in the Warrensburg area. The Johnson… Read more »
Kansas City begins natural gas use on buses
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City is on the road to converting all of its public buses to natural gas. The Kansas City Area Transportation on Wednesday put two… Read more »
Missouri elk hunts slated for 2016
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Elk hunting could begin in Missouri in 2016 if the herd grows from its current size of about 100 to 200 by then, according to an… Read more »
Mo. governor shows no support for gas chamber idea
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon isn’t ready to embrace the idea of using the gas chamber to execute prisoners. Attorney General Chris Koster last week suggested that… Read more »
Council approves resolution of support for senior housing project
By ALEXANDRA LAMBDIN (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – People 55 and older may soon have an inexpensive option for housing as a developer plans to build an apartment complex for seniors… Read more »
Mo. Gov. Nixon to take action on 2 bills
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon is taking action on legislation supporters say will help protect children in Missouri. One bill seeks to close a loophole in the state’s… Read more »