by Jessica Machetta | Jul 14, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, Mo., is urging his community to work toward peace as George Zimmerman is acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin in Seminole County, Fla. “This verdict doesn’t change the fact that here in Kansas City, gun violence claims the lives of...
by Jessica Machetta | Jul 9, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Midwives were decriminalized in Missouri by a Supreme Court decision five years ago. Since then, the Department of Health reports out-of-hospital births have jumped 68 percent. Friends of Missouri Midwives spokeswoman Sarah Greek says women are making more choices...
by Jessica Machetta | Jul 8, 2013 | News
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 17 people died in traffic crashes during the 2013 July Fourth holiday counting period. The counting period began at 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, and ended at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, July 8. State troopers worked 358 traffic crashes...
by Jessica Machetta | Jul 5, 2013 | News
The following is from a press release sent out by Gov. Jay Nixon’s office: Senate Bill 23, which modifies a number of laws relating to taxation, including extending the definition of “nexus” to level the playing field between Missouri businesses and out-of-state...
by Jessica Machetta | Jul 5, 2013 | News
The Highway Patrol reports 24 people have drowned in Missouri’s lakes and rivers this year, that’s more than the total number for 2012, when 20 people died from drowning. Spokesman Tim Hull says a couple of drownings can be attributed to flash flooding,...
