(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Houston-based company is asking Missouri utility regulators to reconsider their rejection of a proposed high-voltage power line that was planned for a multistate wind… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Voter ID laws focus of Kansas civil rights committee
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas division of a federal civil rights commission will investigate whether voter identification laws have affected turnout around the state. The Kansas Committee of… Read more »
US court says drug-sniffing dog fails the smell test
By MICHAEL TARM (CHICAGO, AP) — Lex the police dog from central Illinois is far from top dog in drug-sniffing skills. That’s the core finding of a potentially influential new… Read more »
Missouri State Fair to get $4 million for repairs, upgrades
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — Nearly $4 million in improvements are set to be made to the Missouri State Fairgrounds. During a visit to the fairgrounds on Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon… Read more »
Weapons unaccounted for at Missouri sheriff’s department
(OZARK, Mo., AP) — A report from the Christian County Sheriff’s Department says federal authorities are working with the department to determine why some of the department’s fully automatic weapons… Read more »
6 University of Missouri students confirmed with mumps
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Lab results have confirmed that six University of Missouri students came down with the mumps, while a seventh suspected case came back negative. The Columbia Daily… Read more »
Missouri patrol says accidents, drownings increased
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says more people have drowned already in the state this year than in all of 2014. The patrol also said… Read more »
Dog attack in Greenwood leaves child hospitalized
(GREENWOOD, Mo., AP) — A dog attack in western Missouri has left a toddler hospitalized. Greenwood police said they were called to the home Saturday after the dog attacked the… Read more »
Missouri River race to St. Louis begins
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — About 600 paddlers are headed east down the Missouri River to St. Charles for the start of the Missouri 340 race. The Kansas City Star… Read more »
Missouri governor’s race no mirror of White House contest
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A well-known and well-funded Democrat, opposite a field loaded with an array of Republican candidates. The contest to become Missouri’s next governor… Read more »