The Department of Homeland Security has granted Missouri an extension to implement REAL ID compliant drivers licenses. Third District State Representative Nate Walker reports the extension means Missourians will be able to use their current forms of identification to fly domestically and enter federal facilities until October 10th, 2018. He says the Missouri General Assembly […]
Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt today announced the Fall 2017 Unclaimed Property Auction will be held November 29 and 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Columbia. Items up for auction include coins, jewelry, stamps, sports memorabilia and a variety of other items. A list of all auction items is available at treasurer.mo.gov/auction. […]
To safely and effectively manage the deer population in some state parks, managed deer hunts will be held in a coordinated effort between Missouri State Parks and the Missouri Department of Conservation. The following parks will be closed on the specified dates listed below. Knob Noster State Park Closed – Dec. 9-10, 2017 Only hunters […]
A first-degree murder suspect in southwest Missouri is back behind bars making a sudden escape. Michael Jones eluded officers while being loaded into a van to be transported from Lawrence to Vernon County after a court appearance. Lawrence County Sheriff Brad Delay says numerous agencies quickly mobilized using various resources in pursuit of the inmate, […]
State Rep. Bruce Franks Junior, who was one of seven protesters arrested at the St. Louis Galleria on Black Friday, says the fight will continue for racial equality. He was an active protester in Ferguson and after a judge’s ruling in September that freed a former St. Louis police officer of a first-degree murder charge […]
Missouri’s poverty rate has slightly improved since 2014 but a social welfare advocate says policymakers on Capitol Hill are putting the state’s progress in jeopardy. Jeanette Mott Oxford with Empower Missouri says a federal budget passed by Congress will cut more than one-trillion dollars in the next decade from programs that help the poor. […]
Governor Eric Greitens and Nucor, the largest producer of steel in the United States, announced that the company will be investing at least $250 million to build a steel bar micro-mill in Sedalia. When completed, the new Nucor facility will create more than 250 high-paying jobs. “We’re winning jobs in Missouri again because we’re keeping […]
Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday, where he mentioned legislation to change the chamber’s rules on sexual harassment. The measure requires anti-harassment training for senators, staff, and interns of the Senate. Blunt said it changes rules from decades ago that seem to punish women who report sexual harassment. […]
A Missouri House committee looking into spiraling student debt is formulating legislation to create a work-study program. Republican Allen Andrews of Grant City, who chairs the committee, says it would let businesses reduce costs by allowing them to offer on the job training as a portion of wages. He says students would benefit from work […]
Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill thinks the Republican tax plan moving through her chamber is shrouded in darkness. She wouldn’t say if she would vote for it during a conference call with reporters Wednesday, but McCaskill did express frustration that Republican are withholding the details of their proposal. Missouri’s Republican Senator Roy Blunt […]
Two new scholarships for out-of-state students have been unveiled at Mizzou. During a press conference on Wednesday, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright says one is a $7,500 scholarship for out-of-state students with an ACT score of 25 or 26, whose parents are MU graduates. The other is a $2,500 award for students from a bordering state. […]
The Supreme Court of Missouri has recognized the winners of the 2017 statewide finals of Missouri’s Constitution Project, an intensive, experiential competition in which high school students gain experience in the fields of journalism, crime scene investigation and trial advocacy. Individuals from twelve schools earned awards in this statewide competition, now in its fifth year, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A prescription drug monitoring program for Missouri, the last holdout for a program aimed at curbing opioid abuse, is still not operational, nearly four months after Gov. Eric Greitens signed an executive order to establish it. The head of the state agency that will oversee the plan told the Kansas […]
Mizzou will soon offer a scholarship that will make college more affordable for students who want to serve as commissioned military officers. Bill Wise from the Missourinet files this report. Beginning in the fall of 2018, scholarships will be offered that will cover room and board costs for the freshman year for incoming […]
House Republican Galen Higdon of St. Joseph is planning to introduce a bill in the next session to ban all use of handheld devices behind the wheel. The former 30-year law enforcement officer says although it’s important to do away with texting and handling cell phones while driving, he’s happy to see hands free technology […]
Police in the community of Sullivan in eastern Missouri report they responded to multiple reports of bizarre human behavior last weekend. KMOV-TV reports the behavior is likely the result of the ‘Flakka,’ a synthetic drug known to cause crazy behavior. Sullivan Police say they responded to reports of people barking like dogs, running nude, and […]
Every minute of everyday emergency responders across Missouri work tirelessly to help save lives at the scene of traffic incidents. Across the country every year hundreds of emergency responders representing fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, towing and transportation agencies are struck and either injured or killed while responding. The Federal Highway Administration has declared […]
A Missouri House panel seeking to fix problems in Missouri’s health care markets gathered Wednesday. Among the options it’s considering is adopting a plan by the Trump administration to let states opt out of some of the 10 essential health benefits required under Obamacare. Chris Molendorp with the Missouri Hospital Association says the advantage or […]
Eastern Missouri Democratic Congressman Lacy Clay says the GOP tax plan is reckless and would repeal the deduction for state and local income and sales taxes. The plan currently under consideration in the House also includes eliminating a deduction that helps seniors cover high medical costs, an adoption tax credit and forces professional teams to […]
Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approved a $1 billion new single terminal at the city’s international airport last night. The plan won by a stunning 75 percent margin in what was previously cast to be a close vote. The election is seen as a major victory for Mayor Sly James, who’s been one of the airport project’s […]
