Adjutant General welcomes last troops from Iraq

The last Missouri National Guard members have returned to the state as part of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq. Major General Stephen Danner says the 23 members of the 139th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard are home just in time to be with their...

Missouri pesticide company executive pleads guilty

A top executive with a Missouri pesticide company has pleaded guilty to violating a federal pesticides law. HPI Products Vice President Hans Nielsen made his plea in federal court in Kansas City. HPI is based in KC. Nielson confessed to storing HPI products in various...

Arts Council recognizers state leaders at the Capitol

The Missouri Arts Council honored cities and individuals at the Capitol today. Missouri’s First Lady Georganne Nixon, legislators, Economic Development Director Linda Martinez, artists and art advocates gathered to recognize those furthering the arts in...

Senator Shoemyer opposes tax credits for Chiefs

It was a unanimous vote that saw the Missouri Development Finance Board approve the Kansas City Chiefs’ request for $25-million in tax credits. But at least one member of the General Assembly thinks it’s a bad decision. Senator Wes Shoemyer (D-Clarence),...
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