by Jessica Machetta | Nov 29, 2012 | News
Attorney General Chris Koster today sent a letter to President Obama asking him to declare an emergency to avert a shut-down of commercial navigation on the Mississippi River. Koster says the drought conditions in the Mississippi River basin, along with Army Corps of...
by Jessica Machetta | Nov 29, 2012 | News
Convicted Murderer Ryan Ferguson is again featured on NBC’s Dateline tomorrow night. Ferguson, a Columbia high-schooler at the time of the slaying of Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt, remains imprisoned in Jefferson City for the crime. A judge last...
by Jessica Machetta | Nov 29, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News
Gov. Jay Nixon says he’ll include Medicaid expansion in his 2014 budget. This announcement comes on the heels of a push to do the same by the state’s medical industry leaders. Nixon says he’ll work with the legislature to get across to them a solid...
by Jessica Machetta | Nov 28, 2012 | News
Shawn Morgan might get a new trial date later this month. The neighbor accused of killing 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez will most likely face the death penalty when the case goes to trial. Shawn Morgan, 44, of Senath is charged with first-degree murder, child porn...
by Jessica Machetta | Nov 28, 2012 | News, Transportation
The Department of Insurance says a new, free app can help motorists figure out what to do when they’re in a traffic accident — it’s called “WreckCheck”. Department of Insurance spokesman Travis Ford says the WreckCheck app was created by...