By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Republicans regained a two-thirds majority in the Missouri House Tuesday heading into a big showdown with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon over… Read more »
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A look at Missouri’s primary election ballot
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s primary ballot Tuesday is heavy on ballot issues and light on contested races for top offices. Here’s a look at some of the choices… Read more »
Former Missouri mayor sentenced for fraud
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A former western Missouri mayor who admitted setting up a phony charity is going to prison for using $35,000 in donations for his own expenses…. Read more »
Man: Bringing gun to airport a political statement
(PHOENIX, AP) — A medical researcher at a renowned neurological hospital who was arrested last month after police say he pointed a loaded rifle toward a woman and her teenage… Read more »
Voter turnout projected at 27 percent in Missouri
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri election authorities are predicting about one in four voters will cast ballots in next week’s primaries. Statewide voter turnout on Tuesday is projected at… Read more »
Kansas City moves to ban open carry of firearms
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The city council in Kansas City has voted unanimously to ban the open carry of firearms, but the law could be stripped by a measure… Read more »
Rep. Cantor to resign from House seat in August
By ALAN SUDERMAN (RICHMOND, Va., AP) — After a stunning primary election loss, former Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday that he will resign his seat in the House of… Read more »
Senators seek to curb campus sexual assault
By KIMBERLY HEFLING (WASHINGTON, AP) — Colleges and universities could be more accountable to rape victims under legislation introduced Wednesday by a bipartisan group of senators. Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.,… Read more »
Youth soccer coach admits videotaping young girls
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A suburban Kansas City youth soccer coach has pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping young girls while they changed their clothes in his daughter’s bedroom. The… Read more »
Police investigate Missouri mayor in cycling crash
(SUNSET HILLS, Mo., AP) — Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash…. Read more »