(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation to limit surveillance by drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill proposed by State Rep. Casey Guernsey, R-Bethany,… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
New year brings dime increase to Mo. minimum wage
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The new year is bringing a dime increase for Missouri’s minimum wage and the end of an open records law exemption that… Read more »
Cellphones a growing problem in Mo. courtrooms
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Recent incidents in St. Louis and elsewhere in the state have caused some judges to reconsider whether they need to ban cellphones from courtrooms and, in… Read more »
Incoming lawmaker upset over leave denial
(WELDON SPRING, Mo., AP) — A longtime teacher from eastern Missouri who was elected to the Missouri House last month has accused his school board of playing politics by refusing… Read more »
Officials announce Mo. inaugural schedule
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — State offices in the Missouri Capitol’s home of Cole County will be closed Jan. 14 for the inauguration of statewide elected officials. The festivities for… Read more »
Nearly 15,000 deer take in Mo. alternative hunt
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Hunters using muzzleloaders, handguns and other non-traditional weapons took nearly 15,000 deer in Missouri’s recent alternative methods deer season. The Missouri Department of Conservation issued… Read more »
Mo. family searches for missing great-grandmother
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A northern Missouri family is searching for a great-grandmother who has been missing since Nov. 16. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/W6Ex3l ) reports that 82-year-old… Read more »
At age 107, retired doctor brings tidings of joy
By ERIC ADLER, Kansas City Star (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — To be frank, although he’s not ill or feeling particularly poorly, Charles White is hardly guaranteeing that he’ll be… Read more »
Phase 1 of Mo. levee restoration complete
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — The first phase of restoration work has been completed on a Mississippi River levee that was intentionally breached in 2011 during record flooding. Glen Bullington,… Read more »
Judge blocks Mo. insurance law on birth control
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Missouri law that requires insurers to exclude birth control coverage for moral objectors,… Read more »