(OMAHA, Neb., AP) — The recent rains along the upper Missouri River won’t change the plan to conserve water in the river’s reservoirs but they will help improve navigation. The… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Body in river was Mo. man who jumped with daughter
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a body found in the Missouri River in May was that of a 64-year-old man who jumped into the river with his daughter…. Read more »
Missouri ‘Blue Book’ could return to print
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri “Blue Book” is a page closer to marking its return to paper. Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that allows the secretary of… Read more »
KU student gets 3-year, $90K NASA fellowship
(LAWRENCE, Kan., AP) — A University of Kansas student has received a NASA fellowship to design better tools for predicting how climate change will affect sea levels. Theresa Stumpf of… Read more »
Mo./Kan. public colleges carefully seek minorities
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Public colleges in Missouri and Kansas say a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action won’t affect how they recruit minority students. Officials at… Read more »
Hospital to break ground on new office building
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Western Missouri Medical Center officials will mark the beginning of construction on a new medical office building with a ground-breaking ceremony at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 10…. Read more »
Mo. judge conducts new bond hearing for Saudi man
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri judge is to hear arguments about why a Saudi national accused of first-degree murder should be released on bond before his August trial…. Read more »
Nixon puts hold on spending, cites tax cut bill
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon froze $400 million of spending Friday for education, building repairs and state services because of concerns that legislators… Read more »
Nixon signs Mo. highway emergencies legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Traffic offenses committed near emergencies on Missouri highways could lead to new penalties under legislation signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. The legislation makes it a… Read more »
Mo., Kan., university leaders retire with perks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — University presidents in Kansas and Missouri are retiring with substantial financial packages that were uncommon a decade ago for leaders of public colleges. When University… Read more »