(LIBERTY, Mo., AP) — The Liberty School District has paid a former superintendent nearly $1 million to settle his wrongful-termination lawsuit. The lawsuit Phil Wright filed against the district in… Read more »
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New penguins helps KC Zoo set record attendance
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A record number of people flocked to the Kansas City Zoo last year, in part to see a new penguin exhibit. Zoo officials say 882,194… Read more »
Mo. bill would allow execution using firing squad
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri could carry out executions with firing squads under legislation proposed in the House. The state currently puts inmates to death with injections of lethal… Read more »
Mo. senator files Medicaid overhaul plan
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Private insurers would gain a greater role in Missouri’s Medicaid program and patients could get rewarded financially for holding down their… Read more »
Mo. House panel considers ‘revenge porn’ bill
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Posting sexually explicit photos or video of a former lover online could land a person in prison, under a bill being considered… Read more »

More delays in Whitworth murder trial
By ANDY LYONS Muleskinner Managing Editor The man accused of murdering Warrensburg bar owner William “Blaine” Whitworth has had his trial moved from February to April after submitting an open… Read more »
Mo. speaker plans health care conscience bill
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones plans to file legislation that would let health care workers refuse to participate in procedures that violate their ethical or… Read more »
Appeals court to hear Mo. flag desecration case
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The constitutionality of Missouri’s flag desecration law is on the docket for a federal appeals court panel in St. Louis. A three-judge panel of the 8th… Read more »
Report: Nixon proposing more for children’s agency
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to propose a $6 million increase for the agency overseeing Missouri’s foster care system. The Springfield News-Leader reported Wednesday that it… Read more »
KC coalition releases plan for improving schools
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City school district has released a school-improvement plan that was developed with a local coalition. The plan’s submission Tuesday to the State Board… Read more »