(OSAGE BEACH, Mo., AP) — A fire chief says four children were killed in a condominium blaze in central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. Osage Beach Fire Chief Jeff Dorhauer… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Hospital board member resigns
Western Missouri Medical Center Board of Trustees member Kit Lindsay resigned his position Thursday, according to a news release. Lindsay reported he is ineligible to serve on the board due… Read more »
2 reporters arrested during Ferguson protests settle suits
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Two journalists who were arrested while reporting on protests after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown have settled lawsuits against St…. Read more »
Crocodile removed from St. Louis County pond
(CHESTERFIELD, Mo., AP) — After four days of trying, a 3-foot-long Nile crocodile is finally captured from a pond in west St. Louis County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1E62EWW) reports… Read more »
Families upset with likely relocation of war memorial
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The Boone County Commission will likely decide this month whether to move an Operation Desert Storm memorial that includes a religious symbol from city-owned land. The… Read more »
Ferguson spurs 40 new state measures; activists want more
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — When a white Ferguson policeman fatally shot a black 18-year-old nearly a year ago, the St. Louis suburb erupted in violent… Read more »
Couple charged in dog attack on child in Greenwood
(GREENWOOD, Mo., AP) — A Greenwood couple has been charged in a dog attack that left a toddler injured. According to prosecutors, 42-year-old Brett William Cottrell and 39-year-old Shannon M…. Read more »
Endangered pallid sturgeon larvae found in Missouri River
(BELLEVUE, Neb., AP) — Three fish larvae captured from the Missouri River last year have been confirmed as those of the endangered pallid sturgeon, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday…. Read more »
Canoeists set new record in paddling from Kansas to Missouri
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — Two Texas men have set a new record in a race by canoeing the Missouri River from Kansas City, Kansas, to St. Charles, Missouri, in… Read more »
Kansas City starts safety campaign for streetcars
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Although streetcars won’t start operating in Kansas City until next year, the city is already considering a campaign to teach the public how to avoid… Read more »