(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is proposing to spend $37.1 million to boost wages for state government workers. The governor’s budget proposal was released Tuesday. It… Read more »
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Nixon recommends hospital renovation for classes
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking the Legislature for $10 million for Lincoln University to acquire and renovate a soon-to-be vacant hospital… Read more »
Former Joint Chiefs chair to open UCM series
(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard B. Myers is helping the University of Central Missouri kick off a new lecture series. The university says… Read more »
Wisconsin to recognize Mo. gun permits
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri concealed weapons permit holders can now bring their guns with them to Wisconsin. Attorney General Chris Koster announced the two states had reached a… Read more »
Bill seeks 4 reviews of Mo. abortion facilities
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — An abortion facility in Missouri would need to be inspected at least four times annually under a newly proposed measure in the… Read more »
Mo. farmers consider using drones
By KATIE LAMB (MOUNT VERNON, Mo., AP) — Jim McCann hasn’t taught his grandchildren how to drive a tractor yet, but they may already be able to teach him how… Read more »
NTSB: Pilots confused by wrong airport’s lights
By JOAN LOWY (WASHINGTON, AP) — Southwest Airlines pilots who recently landed at the wrong airport in Missouri have told investigators they were confused by the small airport’s runway lights,… Read more »
Horse slaughter blocked by federal law
By BARRY MASSEY (SANTA FE, N.M., AP) — The resumption of commercial horse slaughter in the U.S. was blocked Friday as President Barack Obama signed a budget measure that withholds… Read more »
Response to store shooting confirms police tactics
By CHARLES WILSON and SUMMER BALLENTINE (INDIANAPOLIS, AP) — A deadly shooting at an Indiana grocery store this week could have been much worse if not for the quick actions… Read more »
Farm groups raise $200K for Mo. ballot measure
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A coalition backing a proposed constitutional amendment about farming has raised more than $200,000 for a Missouri ballot campaign. Voters will decide in November whether… Read more »