(AP) – From huge rewards to calls for allowing Missouri cities to enact their own gun laws, leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City are grappling with …
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Missouri rolls out “Fast Track” financial aid program
(Missourinet) The state’s new financial aid program is up and running. Fast Track is designed to address Missouri’s workforce needs by covering the full cost of schooling …
Read More »Missouri attorney general: Law doesn’t protect LGBTQ people
(AP) – Missouri’s attorney general believes that federal law doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Attorney General Eric Schmitt was among GOP attorneys general nationwide who signed …
Read More »Federal judge to give order on abortion case Tuesday
(AP) – A federal judge says he will issue an order Tuesday that will determine whether a law banning abortions at or after the eighth week of …
Read More »Stadium Boulevard shots fired
Shots fired in Columbia Monday afternoon. Columbia police were at the Shoppes at Stadium Boulevard investigating a shooting near the Panchero’s and McDonald’s restaurants. According to ABC17 …
Read More »Boonville schools on snow routes as flooding closes local roads
The Boonville school district put its buses on snow routes in August. It was because several low-lying roads were flooded as of Monday morning after heavy weekend …
Read More »Man runs away from fiery Cooper County motorcycle crash
Cooper County authorities are looking for the man who ran from a fiery motorcycle crash near Interstate 70. They say he wrecked his bike on a ramp …
Read More »Illinois man dies on Lake during Shootout
Divers have found the body of the man who went missing during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout over the weekend. Sean Burgess was 23 years old. …
Read More »Trump sends mixed messages to China on trade war
(AP) — Injecting fresh uncertainty at a time of global economic jitters, President Donald Trump sent mixed messages Sunday on the U.S.-China trade war as leaders at …
Read More »St. Louis area man dies in Columbia crash on I-70
A St. Louis County man has died in a crash on I-70 in Columbia. Police say Michael May drove his car off the westbound side of the …
Read More »Fulton teen badly hurt in crash
A 17-year-old Fulton girl has serious injuries after a wreck. The Highway Patrol says Kalyn Davis’s Jeep went off Route J west of her hometown late Saturday …
Read More »St. Louis offers reward in unsolved cases of child shootings
(AP) – St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson says the city suffering a rash of child deaths by gunfire this summer will offer a reward of up to …
Read More »JCPD warns about school zones as classes start Tuesday
If you’re a parent of school-age kids, you’re probably dropping big money on stuff like supplies for class and new clothes. Jefferson City Police Lieutenant Dave Williams …
Read More »Brazil’s Bolsonaro causes global outrage over Amazon fires
(AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, blacks and homosexuals, and even praised his country’s 1964-1985 dictatorship. Yet nothing has rallied …
Read More »Central Missouri Honor Flight Radiothon raises more than $103k
Our annual 93.9 The Eagle Central Missouri Honor Flight Radiothon with Veterans United Home Loans raised $103,235 on Friday. The most recent Honor Flight on Aug. 19 …
Read More »Ashcroft rips critics of Missouri abortion law suing over referendum failure
(AP) – Missouri’s top election official is firing back after abortion-rights advocates sued him for allegedly impeding their work to put one of the nation’s most restrictive …
Read More »Billionaire David Koch has died at age 79
(AP) – Billionaire David Koch (kohk) has died at age 79. Koch was a major donor to conservative causes and educational groups. A person close to the …
Read More »Lake of the Ozarks shootout this weekend
Promoters say to expect a hundred thousand people at the Lake of the Ozarks this weekend for the annual shootout. Fans will see speed boats going faster …
Read More »Skelton announces run for Missouri Senate
Michela Skelton now has her sights set on a higher office. The Democrat announced on Thursday she’s running for the Missouri Senate seat held by Columbia Republican …
Read More »Gaming commission warns about illegal slot machines
(Missourinet) The Missouri Gaming Commission testified Thursday in Jefferson City that the state needs a coordinated effort to stop illegal slot machines. Missouri House Special Interim Committee …
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