The resort city of Branson in southwest Missouri is awaiting final approval of an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for assistance in combatting crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Police Chief Eric Schmitt told Missourinet that a group of...
A wide-ranging anti-crime bill will soon be Missouri law. Gov. Mike Kehoe is scheduled to sign the bill into law Wednesday. It will take effect immediately because lawmakers added an emergency clause before final passage. HB 495 will return control of the St. Louis...
West-central Missouri Congressman Mark Alford wants the U.S. Small Business Administration to move its regional office from Kansas City to Columbia. The request follows a directive by the Trump Administration to move regional SBA offices out of cities that have...
East-central Missouri Congressman Bob Onder is pointing out what he calls “absurdities” on handling illegal immigration. During a U.S. House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, he called out Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland for defending the Biden...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now awaiting a vote by the full U.S. Senate for her nomination as the next Homeland Security Secretary. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, questioned her during last week’s confirmation hearing and liked what he heard. “Is the...
