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(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is scheduled to visit Missouri as part of his book tour. The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/1RTM3NG) Carson is scheduled to sign… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
$11 million conference center planned in Cape Girardeau
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — Cape Girardeau is expected to have a new $11 million conference center by mid-2017, following action by the city council. The Southeast Missourian (http://bit.ly/1MBbrmZ) reports… Read more »
Local gets five years probation
By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A Warrensburg man was sentenced Tuesday to five years of supervised probation for two felony charges committed Aug. 19. Steven C. Key, 20,… Read more »
Missouri GOP lawmakers brainstorm new abortion legislation
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Republican lawmakers Wednesday brainstormed potential changes to state abortion laws, including ramping up oversight and an idea to require memorials for… Read more »
Police: Man holds woman hostage in St. Joseph motel room
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — Authorities say 44-year-old St. Joseph man has been arrested after shooting a woman, holding her hostage in a motel room and engaging in a standoff with… Read more »
Man accused of assaulting his wife, holding her hostage
(TROY, Mo., AP) — A 36-year-old man is accused of assaulting his wife and holding her hostage in their Lincoln County home for more than five weeks. Richard Penrod was charged Wednesday… Read more »
St. Louis program addresses high infant mortality
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A new project aims to address high infant mortality rates in sections of St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1LbT3mO) that in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood,… Read more »
Army veteran missing in St. Louis; foul play suspected
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Authorities now suspect foul play in the disappearance of an Army veteran from St. Louis. Authorities say 22-year-old Robert Lovings Polk hasn’t been seen since Oct. 3, when… Read more »
Missouri to enact jobless benefit cuts; lawsuit seeks halt
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Despite raising concerns, Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration is planning to implement legislation cutting Missouri’s unemployment benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally. Nixon said previously that… Read more »
Missouri House speaker letter blasts state money for stadium
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s House speaker is seeking signatures for a letter to Gov. Jay Nixon that slams a plan to use state money for… Read more »
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