By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Columbia, Missouri, Planned Parenthood clinic after the state last year tried to… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
High school senior’s death in Kansas City ruled a homicide
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The death of an 18-year-old high school senior in Kansas City has been ruled a homicide. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1Op4TtB ) reports that the body of… Read more »
Coalition for graduate students sues University of Missouri
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A union has filed a lawsuit against the University of Missouri to determine if graduate students qualify as employees. The Coalition of Graduate Workers filed the lawsuit Wednesday… Read more »
Officials: Girl’s arm impaled on fence at governor’s mansion
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a young girl was hospitalized after her arm was impaled on a fence outside the governor’s mansion. Local media report the incident happened… Read more »
Missouri man scheduled to die for killing deputy, 2 others
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A man convicted of killing two people in a drug dispute and a sheriff’s deputy in a subsequent shootout is scheduled to be… Read more »
Suicide prevention measure advancing in Missouri Legislature
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s schools would have to develop suicide prevention policies under a bill moving through the Legislature. The House voted 128-18 Monday to pass the legislation,… Read more »
Sinkhole spurs search for cave by Bass Pro Shops founder
By JIM SALTER (RIDGEDALE, Mo., AP) — Instead of panicking, Johnny Morris saw an adventure worth digging into when a massive sinkhole swallowed tons of earth at his exquisite golf… Read more »
Tornadoes, hail again in forecast for parts of central US
(NORMAN, Okla., AP) — Forecasters say severe storms are likely Monday in parts of the Southern and Great Plains states, with tornadoes and very large hail a possibility in some… Read more »

Local resident becomes student member of UCM governing board
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A Warrensburg resident was sworn in Thursday as the student member of the University of Central Missouri board of governors. Mathew Martinez will serve on the board until Dec…. Read more »
Prosecutors: Missouri man raped woman days before he killed
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Missouri prosecutors say a man imprisoned for a 2013 strangling had raped a woman days before the killing but avoided arrest by claiming the sex was… Read more »