The Missouri House and Senate have approved similar bills that would require Missouri's Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually. Supporters hope to get a bill on the governor's desk by the end of session in May. State Sen. Eric Burlison, R-Springfield, filed "Hailey's Law" in response to the 2014 kidnapping, rape and killing of ten-year-old Hailey Owens in … [Read More...]
Fred’s to close two Missouri store locations
A well-known discount chain will be closing two southeast Missouri stores by the end of May. Memphis-based Fred's Inc. has announced it will close 159 "underperforming and unprofitable" stores across ten southeastern states by May. Fred's will be closing stores in southeast Missouri's Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The company says the decision to close stores followed a comprehensive … [Read More...]
NRCS declares local disaster in five Missouri counties
The state Natural Resources Conservation Service has issued a local disaster declaration for five northwest Missouri counties affected by recent Missouri River flooding. Conservation Engineer Marty Comstock tells Brownfield Ag News the eligible counties for Emergency Watershed Protection Program aid are Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt and Platte. “Emergency Watershed Program, the EWP, is … [Read More...]
Missourinet Morning News 4-19-2019
Disaster declarations for flooded counties in Missouri and one Democrat's take on the Mueller report. Bill Wise reports. … [Read More...]
Grain Belt-related legislation is heading to the Missouri Senate
Legislation that is aimed at preventing the Grain Belt Express project from using eminent domain across northern Missouri is now heading to the state Senate in Jefferson City. The Missouri House voted 115-35 on Thursday to give final approval to legislation from State Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, which says no private entity has the power of eminent domain to build above-ground merchant … [Read More...]
Missouri Congressional members react to Mueller report
A report has been released today about Robert Mueller’s investigation of President Trump’s campaign and Russia’s attempted interference in America’s 2016 election. Western Missouri Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver tells Missourinet Congressional committees must review the report and continue to address things like infrastructure funding, health care and the national flood insurance … [Read More...]
Missourinet 5 p.m. Newscast for 4-18-19
Top stories: The governor moves closer to a federal disaster declaration request. Kansas City takes a startup company away from Silicon Valley. A bill inspired by a controversial electric line project has cleared one legislative chamber. Alisa Nelson reports. … [Read More...]
“Breakthrough” movie a Missouri story, but Missouri couldn’t compete to be a film site
The newly-released feature film, "Breakthrough," premiered in St. Louis Wednesday. That's good news for the Missouri family upon which the inspirational film is based, but the film industry and site developers in the Show-Me State wish the production had happened here instead of Manitoba, Canada. Missouri's previous tax break bill expired in 2013. Production companies will not usually consider … [Read More...]
Missouri House gives final approval to Grain Belt-related legislation
Legislation that is aimed at preventing the Grain Belt Express project from using eminent domain in northern Missouri was given final approval by the Missouri House in Jefferson City on Thursday. The bipartisan final vote was 115-35, and it sends the bill to the Missouri Senate. The legislation from State Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, says no private entity has the power of eminent … [Read More...]
You can read the redacted Mueller report yourself (LINK)
Take a look at the redacted Mueller report here, as your elected lawmakers (and pundits) parse through its findings: https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf … [Read More...]
Legislature
Fathers of Springfield murderer and victim urge Missouri lawmakers to pass Hailey’s Law
The Missouri House and Senate have approved similar bills that would require Missouri’s Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually. Supporters hope to get a bill on the governor’s desk by the end of session in May. State Sen. Eric Burlison, R-Springfield, filed “Hailey’s Law” in response to the 2014 kidnapping, rape […]
Politics & Government
Fred’s to close two Missouri store locations
A well-known discount chain will be closing two southeast Missouri stores by the end of May. Memphis-based Fred’s Inc. has announced it will close 159 “underperforming and unprofitable” stores across ten southeastern states by May. Fred’s will be closing stores in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The company says the decision to close […]
Economy
Fred’s to close two Missouri store locations
A well-known discount chain will be closing two southeast Missouri stores by the end of May. Memphis-based Fred’s Inc. has announced it will close 159 “underperforming and unprofitable” stores across ten southeastern states by May. Fred’s will be closing stores in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The company says the decision to close […]
Education
Blunt calls for Missouri PDMP bill, emphasizes importance of broadband
Missouri’s senior senator addressed the opioid epidemic, rural broadband, the growing economy and a large Poplar Bluff manufacturer during a Wednesday address to the Missouri House in Jefferson City. Senator Roy Blunt (R), who’s in his second Senate term, says the leading cause of accidental death in Missouri and the nation is drug overdose. “I […]
