Governor approves emergency spending bill
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri General Assembly gave final approval for more than $4 billion in additional spending on Thursday, sending the first bill of the session to Gov. Mike Parson's desk.
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US sues to stop UnitedHealth acquisition
Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of the technology company Change Healthcare, a deal announced more than a year ago. The U.S.
50-year route
At the time decades ago, Carol Coulter considered it the perfect job for what she needed. H As a school bus driver, she could transport her two older children to school and tote the 3-year-old along with her. H “Babysitting was expensive,” Coulter said, “and they let me do that. For a parent with young kids, it's still the perfect job.”
City mulls closer scrutiny for OT policies
Given the loud grumblings for weeks about reported police overtime misuse, Independence City Manager Zach Walker initially sought the City Council’s blessing Tuesday to revisit overtime policies and practices with various city work groups.
House backs bills against vaccine mandates
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri House passed a pair of bills Tuesday pushing back against requirements for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment or to receive an organ transplant.
Pollution found at beef processing facility
A beef processing facility is southeast Jackson County polluted at least a mile of nearby streams and allowed septic tanks of sewage and entrails to overflow, state regulators found this month. The facility, the former site of a beef operation that neighbors felt threatened a nearby botanical garden, was referred on Feb.
Ex-Kansas City officer remains free amid manslaughter appeal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Kansas City detective convicted of fatally shooting a Black man will remain free on bond while his conviction is appealed, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Man pleads guilty to charges in Missouri 4-year-old’s death
WARSAW, Mo. – A man accused of participating in the killing of a 4-year-old Missouri girl in what law enforcement theorized was a religious act has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Suspect sought in Missouri shooting that killed 2, hurt 14
CHARLESTON, Mo. – Law enforcement authorities in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois continue to search for a suspect in a weekend shooting that left two people dead and 14 injured.
Federal lawsuit targets ‘dysfunctional’ food assistance program
Mary Holmes, a 55-year-old St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, says she has struggled to put food on the table for more than a month.