(AP) — Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its …
Read More »Students kill classmate, injure 8 at school near Columbine
(AP) — Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that marked the 20th …
Read More »Former foundation sues Lincoln University
The battle between Lincoln University and its former fundraising foundation heats up. The university parted company with the foundation back in February, saying it wanted to raise …
Read More »Missouri governor stands by open-records policy
(AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s spokesman says his office will continue to shield certain contact information from public-record requests. Spokesman Steele Shippy on Tuesday defended the practice …
Read More »House committee to consider LGBT discrimination bill
(Missourinet) Legislation that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights statute is scheduled to be heard Wednesday by a House committee in Jefferson City. …
Read More »Missouri university system faculty accept buyout offer
(AP) – Nearly 190 faculty members from the University of Missouri System have accepted buyouts and will retire by Sept. 1. The Columbia Missourian reported faculty meeting …
Read More »Derby winner Country House out of Preakness due to illness
(AP) After being declared the winner of the Kentucky Derby by disqualification, Country House will not run in the Preakness because of illness, ending any chance of …
Read More »Rowden on charter school bill in final two weeks
(Missourinet) Missouri Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden thinks legislation about a charter school expansion has a “tough path” in the final two weeks of this session. …
Read More »Parson in Wentzville talking GM incentives
(Missourinet) The Missouri Senate leader hopes lawmakers can quickly finalize an incentives package for General Motors (GM), a package aimed at attracting a $1 billion expansion at …
Read More »Bull escapes vet clinic in Mexico
A bull spends some time on the run in Mexico. It happened Tuesday morning on East Liberty, where Mexico authorities found a bull that escaped from the …
Read More »Rocheport I-70 bridge work finishes early
The emergency repairs on the Rocheport I-70 bridge are done, ahead of schedule. One eastbound lane of the interstate closed Saturday night, to fix an expansion joint. …
Read More »Council approves Flat Branch Park expansion downtown
The Columbia City Council is moving ahead with a plan to expand Flat Branch Park and create a new Gateway Plaza to downtown. The expansion plan approved …
Read More »JC council approves changes to firefighter shifts
Jefferson City firefighters will now spend 48 hours straight on the job. The city council on Monday night approved moving to the extended shifts on a one-year …
Read More »Columbia reaches settlement with family of child killed by police SUV
The city of Columbia has reached a settlement with the parents of a little girl run over by a police SUV and killed. The judge kept the …
Read More »Refusal to hand over Trump’s tax returns sets up legal fight
(AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration won’t be turning President Donald Trump’s tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House. Mnuchin told …
Read More »Missouri spring turkey harvest numbers up
The total Missouri spring turkey harvest was up eight percent compared to last year. Hunters bagged 38,777 birds in the season that went from April 15 to …
Read More »House committee moving ahead with contempt vote for Barr
(AP) – The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he has no choice but to begin proceedings to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of …
Read More »Attempted pawn shop break-in leads to arrest in Ashland
Shots fired in Ashland lead to a 19-year-old under arrest on burglary and property damage charges. Caleb LaBarbera of Ashland was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly …
Read More »Plan to merge St. Louis city, county pulled back
(AP) – Organizers of an effort to merge St. Louis city and county are pulling the plan for now, saying they want to find a new way …
Read More »Trump awards medal to Tiger Woods, calls him ‘true legend’
(AP) — President Donald Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods the nation’s highest civilian honor on Monday, describing the 43-year-old as a “true legend” who transformed golf and …
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