By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The number of business and interest groups lobbying in state capitols has risen nearly 11 percent in recent years as organizations… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
St. Louis County to unveil plans for regional soccer complex
(MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., AP) — Plans to add a $14 million regional soccer complex to a park in St. Louis County are set to be unveiled. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Qall6L )… Read more »
2 brothers ordered to stand trial in Kansas rapper’s death
(OVERLAND PARK, Kan., AP) — Two Kansas City brothers have been ordered to stand trial in the death of an aspiring rapper from suburban Olathe. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/20Xk70l ) reports… Read more »
Wrongful death suits filed in crash that killed woman, girls
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Wrongful death lawsuits filed this week allege that the Missouri Department of Transportation was negligent in failing to install a cable barrier along the stretch of U.S. 61… Read more »
Missouri Supreme Court upholds would-be gunman’s conviction
By ADAM ATON Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a southwest Missouri man who told police he had considered committing a… Read more »
Fire officials: Woman dies after Raytown apartment fire
(RAYTOWN, Mo., AP) — A woman has died of her injuries from an early morning fire in a Kansas City apartment that killed her 4-year-old grandson. The Raytown Fire Department said Tuesday… Read more »
Respiratory health study to be done near St. Louis landfill
(BRIDGETON, Mo., AP) — St. Louis County Health Department says workers will conduct a health survey of respiratory ailments near the Bridgeton Landfill, where an underground fire has been smoldering since 2010…. Read more »
Former Columbia police officer loses latest round in court
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — An appeals court has reversed a judge’s decision ordering the reinstatement of a fired Columbia police officer. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/1TSajme ) reports that the Missouri Court of… Read more »
Ferguson asks for changes to reform deal, drawing criticism
By JIM SALTER Associated Press (FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — The Ferguson City Council has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for seven changes to a deal to reform the city’s courts and… Read more »
Koster reaches deal to restore $50M from tobacco settlement
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Attorney General Chris Koster said Monday he’s reached a deal with major tobacco manufacturers to restore $50 million in lost tobacco settlement… Read more »