(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Columbia is offering the public an unusual way to charge their electronic devices. A wood and metal bench in front of City Hall, called a Soofa,… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Flooding forces hatchery trout into southwest Missouri river
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Recent flooding in southwest Missouri has been a boon for anglers because it forced trout out of a large hatchery pool and into publicly accessible areas… Read more »
Missouri girl saves grandpa thanks to science fair project
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A 10-year-old St. Louis girl is being credited for helping save her grandfather’s life after noticing, thanks to her science fair project, that he was having… Read more »
St. Louis County cases raises concerns of stranger danger
(CLAYTON, Mo., AP) — It was a parent’s nightmare — a stranger following a family home and molesting a child at knifepoint in her bed. Authorities say such a crime,… Read more »
Police say gun connects suspect to 2 Missouri’s deaths
(CLINTON, Mo., AP) — Police say evidence from a gun proves that a western Missouri man killed a former girlfriend and her teenage son weeks after he was charged with… Read more »
Missouri man gets 30 years for exposing sex partners to HIV
(POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., AP) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for knowingly exposing a sexual partner to the virus that causes AIDS. David Lee… Read more »
Founder of one of North America’s largest bird sanctuary dies
By JIM SUHR (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Walter “Stormy” Crawford Jr., whose founding of one of North America’s largest bird conservation and rehabilitation centers was fueled by a childhood spent… Read more »
Federal grant boosts TRIO program at UCM
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A recent federal grant will help sustain a program designed for disadvantaged students at the University of Central Missouri. The university will receive $1.5 million over the… Read more »
Kauffman Foundation gives $1M to Kansas City Union Station
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has announced a $1 million grant to Kansas City’s Union Station. The Kansas City-based foundation said in a release Thursday… Read more »
Man arrested after failing lie detector test on talk show
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with child molestation and statutory sodomy after police say he failed a lie detector test on a… Read more »