Bill would make up salary difference for deployed

A bill before the Missouri House of Representatives would make sure state workers deployed to active duty don’t get short-changed in the process. Representative Joe Smith of St. Charles says service men in the reserves or National Guard join to make money, not...

Gov. Nixon visits Poplar Bluff to survey recovery efforts

Gov. Nixon visited Southeast Missouri again today to survey the recovery efforts after last Monday’s ice storm left more than 163,000 homes and businesses without power. He says a lot of progress has been made in the past week, but much remains to be done. The...

Missouri National Guard Afghan agriculture team returning

The first unit of American National Guardsmen to teach improved agriculture techniques to farmers in Afghanistan arrives back in the United States today. The members of the first Agribusiness Development Team might be home in time for Christmas. The Director the...