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Some Independence City Council members say a study now in its final stages can provide a framework for long-term housing policy decisions. “Our goal is to have housing options, and that means different affordability levels,” said Mayor Eileen Weir.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A new cross-state recreational trail is an important step closer to completion after Missouri announced on Tuesday that it was accepting ownership of an old railroad corridor that can be converted into a park.

As a growing number of Missouri school districts drop COVID-19 mitigation measures under threat from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, at least two closed the doors on their fall semester early due to large numbers of staff and students out sick.

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and state legislative leaders have agreed on a financial framework for the upcoming budget that assumes state revenues will grow to a record amount.

Papa Murphy’s: 2406 S.W. Missouri 7, inspected Nov.

The St. Louis-based electric utility Ameren Corp. said in a court filing Tuesday that it will close a coal plant several years early, a move that follows a court order this summer requiring pollution controls that would potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

No charges will be filed in connection with a shooting last month at the Hawthorne Place Apartments, as Independence police say the victim recently signed a dismissal of charges. The shooting happened in the morning of Nov.

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man has been convicted of killing four of his family members – including an infant – whose bodies were discovered in the aftermath of a 2016 house fire.

Monday, Nov. 29 Armed disturbance • 3:31 p.m., 1600 block of N.W.