(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Some county courthouses in Missouri could soon host visits from the state Supreme Court’s chief justice — but good luck figuring out the anonymous visitor’s… Read more »
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Opponents of mid-Missouri hog farm seek new hearing
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Opponents of a large mid-Missouri hog farm are launching a new effort to stop the operation. The Friends of Responsible Agriculture is awaiting state approval for… Read more »
Missouri’s Blunt to chair US Senate rules committee
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri will chair the Committee on Rules and Administration during the next session of Congress. The full Senate confirmed the… Read more »
Lawsuit in eastern Missouri inmate’s suicide settled
(TROY, Mo., AP) — The family of a man who committed suicide in an eastern Missouri county jail has will receive a $260,000 settlement. A judge on Thursday approved the… Read more »
Kauffman Foundation gives $2.5 million in education grants
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kauffman Foundation has awarded $2.5 million in grants for programs designed to improve Kansas City-area schools. The foundation announced Thursday that it would invest… Read more »
Patrol: Boating, traffic fatalities down in 2014 in Missouri
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities say fewer people died on Missouri’s roads and waterways last year. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says preliminary statistics count 753 traffic fatalities in… Read more »
New judge in case against Missouri prosecutor
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A new judge will hear the case against a mid-Missouri county prosecutor charged with drunken driving in an accident that injured four people when he reportedly… Read more »
Wintry weather around US brings fatalities, school closings
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Dangerously cold air has sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits around the U.S., with wind chills driving them even lower. Throw in the snow… Read more »
Town comes together to give sick girl fireworks show
(HANNIBAL, Mo., AP) — Never mind the bitter cold of January. When a sick little girl asks for a fireworks show, people in her northeast Missouri community found a way… Read more »
Missouri lawmakers to start 2015 annual legislative session
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers are gathering at the Capitol for the start of their annual session. The session is set to begin at noon Wednesday with a… Read more »