by Jessica Machetta | Jan 24, 2014 | News
Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says his organization is working with MFA and other suppliers to help farmers during a propane shortage and quickly escalating prices. “It’s been a long cold winter, and it’s only January,” Hurst said in a statement...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 23, 2014 | News
A little girl who went missing from Rolla has been found safely in New Mexico. The Highway Patrol had issued an endangered person advisory for four-year-old Cassandra Robertson, who authorities believed had been taken by her mother on Monday. The mother, Nikie...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 23, 2014 | News, Weather
A rural Southwest Missouri Senator is asking the Attorney General to investigate the steep increase in the price of propane. Sen. Mike Parson (R-Bolivar) says in a press release, “when naturally occurring events such as storms and hurricanes happen, gas stations...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 23, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri legislature passed a law last year that would have made federal gun laws unenforceable in Missouri. However, Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the measure, saying portions of the bill were unconstitutional. Sponsor of the bill, Sen. Brian Nieves (R-Washington), has...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 22, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Below is the text of the 2014 State of the State address, given by Gov. Jay Nixon on Jan. 21, 2014. To listen to the speech, click here: AUDIO: Nixon’s speech (56 mins.) Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Kinder, Speaker Jones, President Pro Tem Dempsey, judges of...
