(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration says it has exceeded a goal to reduce Missouri’s energy consumption. Nixon signed an executive order in 2009 setting a target… Read more »
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FedEx sued over deadly California bus crash
(LOS ANGELES, AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old honors student who was among 10 people killed in a fiery Northern California bus crash sued FedEx on Tuesday, alleging that… Read more »
USAF: Colombia crash caused by plane hitting hill
By BROCK VERGAKIS (NORFOLK, Va., AP) — Air Force investigators say a plane crash that killed four people in Colombia this past fall occurred when the plane’s pilots failed to… Read more »
Missouri participates in Juror Appreciation Week
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – Missouri’s Juror Appreciation Week will be observed this year Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2. During the week, judges, lawyers and court clerks will emphasize… Read more »
Retired justice proposes changes to Constitution
By MARK SHERMAN (WASHINGTON, AP) — In his new book, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calls for no fewer than six changes to the Constitution, two of which… Read more »
Mo. House panel to consider impeaching governor
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Republican-led Missouri House committee plans to hold a hearing on measures seeking to impeach Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. The Wednesday hearing on three separate… Read more »
Michigan man among 1st in US to get ‘bionic eye’
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER (ANN ARBOR, Mich., AP) — A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost… Read more »
Missouri Senate panel adopts tuition restriction
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri Senate committee adopted a state budget provision Tuesday to prevent public colleges and universities from offering in-state tuition rates to… Read more »
Parle and Neill named recipients of UCM’s Charno Award
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Christina Parle, a criminal justice and political science major from Belton, Mo., and Chase Neill, an aviation major from Lawrence, Kan., have been named the 2014 recipients… Read more »
Missouri Democrats name new staff leaders
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party announced a pair of new leaders Monday as it heads into a 2014 election with a goal… Read more »