by admin | May 19, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s House Speaker describes the historic 2020 session as “incredibly successful,” noting lawmakers lost about six weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. His Democratic counterpart disagrees. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, tells...
by admin | May 15, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
Absentee ballot legislation that expands voting by mail through the rest of 2020 is on its way to Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s desk, after receiving final approval from the House in Jefferson City on Friday evening. The final House vote was 121-24, and came...
by admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) expects much of Missouri to see thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, and large parts of southwest, west-central and mid-Missouri are at an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms. NWS Springfield meteorologist Kyle Perez is...
by admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously denied a request from a convicted murderer from southwest Missouri’s Ozark, clearing the way for his execution to take place next month in Bonne Terre. The Supreme Court has denied 64-year-old Walter Barton’s...
by admin | Apr 26, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
Missouri’s governor wants lawmakers to focus on the state operating budget during the final few weeks of the 2020 session, and GOP legislative leaders in both chambers say that is their top priority. During a media briefing last week, Missourinet asked Governor...