(KINGDOM CITY, Mo., AP) — Some residents of central Missouri’s Callaway County say they’re exploring legal strategies to fight a proposed indoor hog farm near Kingdom City. Eichelberger Farms of… Read more »
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Lawsuit targets Missouri gun rights measure
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The St. Louis police chief wants a judge to strike down the ballot summary for a proposed Missouri constitutional amendment dealing with gun rights. A… Read more »
Pro-pot group continues statewide campaign
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri group that favors marijuana legalization brings its message to the Kansas City area next month as part of a series of town hall… Read more »
1st US executions since botched lethal injection
By JIM SALTER and KATE BRUMBACK (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Georgia and Missouri have carried out the nation’s first executions since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April revived concerns… Read more »
Missouri considers tax credits for Gateway Arch
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri officials are considering whether to grant up to $15 million of tax credits to help finance the redevelopment of the Gateway Arch in St…. Read more »
3 inmates set to die; previous execution botched
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — There have been no U.S. executions in the seven weeks since an Oklahoma inmate died of a heart attack following a botched lethal… Read more »
Court: $1.8M house built on park must be removed
(NARRAGANSETT, R.I., AP) — A developer who mistakenly built a $1.8 million waterfront house on parkland has been ordered to remove it. The Rhode Island Supreme Court found that the… Read more »
Tornadoes flatten tiny rural Nebraska town; 2 dead
By JOSH FUNK (PILGER, Neb., AP) — A storm packing rare dual tornadoes tore through a tiny farming town in northeast Nebraska, killing two people, crumpling grain bins like discarded… Read more »
Supreme Court rules on ‘straw purchaser’ law
By SAM HANANEL (WASHINGTON, AP) — A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal ban on “straw” purchases of guns… Read more »
Missouri soldier to be laid to rest Monday
(HILLSBORO, Mo., AP) — A soldier from eastern Missouri who died in Afghanistan will be laid to rest. The funeral for 20 -year-old Pfc. Matthew Walker is scheduled for 11… Read more »