by Jessica Machetta | Oct 29, 2013 | Military, News, Politics / Govt
For 34 years, Ike Skelton served the people of Missouri in the United States Congress, President Barack Obama said. Skelton died last night at an Arlington hospital at the age of 81. “He was beloved and respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and...
by Jessica Machetta | Oct 28, 2013 | Business, Education, News
The Missouri Public Interest Research Group says thousands of students are using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to settle disputes over student loans. Midwest Federal Advocate for the group Alec Sprague says Missourians have filed more compaints against...
by Jessica Machetta | Oct 22, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Department of Corrections announced today in an e-mailed statement that it has adopted a new one-drug execution protocol, using pentobarbital, which will be administered intravenously. This replaces propofol, which the department had intended to use in...
by Jessica Machetta | Oct 22, 2013 | News, Weather
The National Weather service is predicting freezing temperatures in the northern part of the state, as far south as Boonville, Columbia and Jefferson City. A frost advisory is in effect for the greater Kansas City area and areas south of there. Forecasters say low...
by Jessica Machetta | Oct 21, 2013 | News, Transportation
Country music entertainer and native Missourian Leona Williams had a stretch of U.S. Route 63 named in her honor Sunday in a private dedication ceremony. The newly christened “Leona Williams Highway” runs through the singer/songwriter’s hometown of Vienna, Mo. To...
