October execution date set for convicted Missouri triple killer; inmate wanted to be executed by firing squad

by admin | Jun 30, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

A convicted triple killer from Columbia is set to be executed in October at the state’s maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled an October 5 execution date for 60-year-old Ernest Lee Johnson. The Supreme Court scheduled...

State’s Volkswagen settlement funding electric vehicle charging stations at busy rural Missouri interchanges

by admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation

Missouri’s first electric vehicle charging station funded through the state’s Volkswagen settlement has opened in central Missouri’s Kingdom City, which is about 20 miles east of Columbia. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the...

Second Amendment Preservation Act to become law Saturday, with Missouri governor’s signature

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News

Legislation establishing a Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) will be signed into law Saturday afternoon by Missouri’s governor, in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Governor Mike Parson (R) will sign SAPA Saturday at 2 at Frontier Justice....

Military installations have major presence in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District

by admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Agriculture, History, Legislature, Military, News

A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting will hear public testimony Thursday morning in Jefferson City from residents who live in west-central Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District. The 24-county district includes Columbia, Moberly, Sedalia,...

Parson: Distributing COVID vaccines to as many Missouri pharmacies as possible will expand accessibility

by admin | Mar 5, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt

Missouri’s governor announced on Thursday that pharmacies across the state will soon be receiving prioritized shipments of the COVID vaccine. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters in Jefferson City that it’s part of a new partnership with the...