(FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — School officials say a student found a loaded gun on an elementary school playground in Ferguson. According to officials, the student found the weapon Wednesday morning in some… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Rain could slow probe of blaze that killed 2 KC firefighters
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Investigators intend to spend the rest of the week sifting through debris from the site of a blaze that killed two Kansas City firefighters, but possible thunderstorms… Read more »
MU nursing school to enter into new agreements
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The University of Missouri will again allow nursing students to gain clinical experience at Planned Parenthood clinics. The move comes two months after the university canceled 10 contracts… Read more »
Ex-worker faces sentencing for assisted living center thefts
(WICHITA, Kan., AP) — A former information systems director faces sentencing for stealing more than $1.2 million from a company which owns assisted living centers in Kansas and Missouri. Brent Shryock of… Read more »
St. Louis panels OKs resolution in bid for spy agency campus
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A committee on St. Louis’ governing board is pressing ahead with a resolution listing properties that may be subjected to eminent domain in the city’s quest to lure… Read more »
Joplin’s bill for state audit is about $156,000
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — Missouri has billed Joplin more than $150,000 for a state audit that faulted the southwest Missouri city for its financial practices in the wake of the 2011 tornado…. Read more »
Police: 7th St. Louis church property set on fire in 2 weeks
By JIM SUHR Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — An arsonist set fire early Thursday to the rectory doors of a 173-year-old Catholic church, marking the seventh time in two weeks someone… Read more »
Lawsuit alleges Principia staffer assaulted underage student
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A Christian Scientist school turned a blind eye while an employee repeatedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old student, according to a lawsuit filed by the student’s parents. The St…. Read more »
R-6 Board of Education agrees to hire new speech pathologist
By NATALIE DATTILIO (digitalBURG) – The Warrensburg R-6 Board of Education unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to hire a new full-time speech and language pathologist in early childhood education for… Read more »
Man released from Missouri prison urges marijuana reform
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A 62-year-old man recently freed from a Missouri prison where he was serving a life sentence on a marijuana-related charge wants supporters to help change… Read more »