SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league — in 2025
The latest step in a move that has the potential to help reshape college sports came two days after Texas and Oklahoma requested to join the SEC in…
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Missouri GOP treasurer to make bid for state auditor
Fitzpatrick announced his candidacy Thursday. Current Auditor Nicole Galloway has said she won’t run for another term in 2022.…
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Jay Nixon says he won’t run for Senate in 2022
Nixon said in a statement that he believe he “will be more effective outside of this partisan back and forth.” Nixon, 65, served as governor from…
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Missouri to pay about $1 million in federal voting lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has been ordered to pay more than $1 million for not complying with federal voting laws. The 8th Circuit U.S.…
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Missouri governor receives federal pandemic loan for farm
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has received roughly $6,300 for his beef cattle ranch through a federal program…
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Missouri treasurer sues secretary of state over amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri treasurer is suing the Missouri secretary of state over a proposed constitutional amendment. The St. Louis…
Continue Reading Full federal appeals court to consider Missouri abortion law
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A full federal appeals court panel is rehearing a case over Missouri abortion restrictions. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of…
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Missouri vaccine outreach aims to be non-confrontational
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — With the delta variant causing a surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in southwestern Missouri, health…
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Parson: State will ‘probably’ help fund COVID overflow site
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says the state will “probably” provide funding for a site to help handle the overflow of…
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Fundraising for crowded Missouri US Senate race begins
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate are raking in money to fuel what likely will be an expensive race for retiring Sen. Roy…
Continue Reading Few earthquake-insured Missouri homes amid rising costs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The percentage of homes with earthquake insurance in Missouri’s highest-risk areas is at a historic low amid rising costs. A…
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Missouri preparing to put vehicle charging sites in parks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is preparing to install electric vehicle charging stations at some of its state parks. The St. Louis…
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3 men charged over 2018 fatal Missouri tourist boat accident
The charges were filed Friday in Stone County against Ride the Ducks Branson captain Kenneth Scott McKee, general manager Charles Baltzell and…
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Chicago restarts COVID travel rules with cases up in states
The move comes after weeks of no travel restrictions and declining infections. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that…
Continue Reading Governor says health officials playing blame game as state health department issues advisory
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says some officials at Springfield hospitals are trying to find someone to blame for a large increase in COVID-19 cases in…
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Missouri man accused of participating in Capitol riot
31-year-old Joshua David Dressel of Festus is the fifth person from the St. Louis region charged in connection with the riot.…
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Ex-Missouri prisons officer’s lawsuit says she was harassed
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former corrections officer has sued the state of Missouri, alleging she was sexually harassed and subjected to…
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Missouri governor vetoes public records bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a bill that would have limited public access to certain government records. Parson…
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‘Network security incident’ shuts down Joplin city computers
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin officials say a “network security incident” shut down the city’s computer system. The city’s online and phone…
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Burgers’ Smokehouse to buy Virginia company
The Virginian-Pilot reports Burgers’ Smokehouse will pay Edwards Virginia Smokehouse for use of Edwards’ trademark and recipes. Sam Edwards III,…
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