(BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., AP) — An Independence woman died after walking in front of a tractor-trailer in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
St. Louis VA mental health records questioned by watchdog
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A federal watchdog says it has confirmed a whistleblower’s claims that St. Louis’ Veterans Affairs sites wrongly marked appointments for mental health patients as completed even before the… Read more »
City Council denies rezoning for apartment project
By SHELBY BILBRUCK (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The Warrensburg City Council voted 4-1 to deny an ordinance on Monday for the rezoning of land along South Mitchell Street. The property… Read more »
Columbia’s century-old power plant stops burning coal
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Columbia’s century-old first power plant is out of the coal business. The city’s municipal power plant burned its last load of coal on Sept. 22, joining a growing… Read more »
Former St. Joseph superintendent’s pension is under scrutiny
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — A former St. Joseph superintendent may be forced to repay several hundred thousand dollars in overpaid pension benefits. The St. Joseph News-Press (http://bit.ly/1iZcq9C ) reports that Dan Colgan’s… Read more »
Campaign launches against Missouri GOP against right to work
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A conservative group is launching an advertising campaign against Missouri Republican lawmakers who don’t support right to work. Television ads paid for by Americans for Prosperity began… Read more »
City Council set to vote Monday on rezoning ordinance
(WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The Warrensburg City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance Monday to rezone residential property along South Mitchell Street. The council meeting is set for… Read more »
Confederate Rock gets new home in Boone County
(COLUMBIA Mo., AP) — An 11,000-pound boulder serving as a memorial to Boone County residents who fought for the South in the Civil War has moved to its new home… Read more »

Police seek identity of man who approached girls
By STEVEN SPEARS News Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — The Warrensburg Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a suspicious man reported to have approached two female minors earlier this week. The… Read more »
Ruling gives discrimination suit against Chiefs fresh life
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday gave fresh life to a lawsuit that claims the Kansas City Chiefs fired an older maintenance… Read more »