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Missouri sending troops to help with Washington security
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to help with security leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 15 2021 @ 9:50am
Missouri House cancels work due to COVID-19
The leadership of the Missouri House of Representatives called off the body's legislative work for next week because of COVID-19.
by Phillip Sitter
Published Jan. 15 2021 @ 12:05am
Change to Ameren Missouri electric bills approved
The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a filing made by Ameren Missouri to adjust the bills of its electric customers.
by News Tribune
Published Jan. 15 2021 @ 12:05am
Indoor state park, historic site spaces closed through February
Visitor centers, nature centers, museums, and offices of Missouri state parks and historic sites will be remain closed through Feb. 28 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Phillip Sitter
Published Jan. 15 2021 @ 12:05am
Missouri police, more health staff now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Missouri will open coronavirus vaccinations to more than 2.5 million residents Monday, state health officials said Thursday.
by Joe Gamm
Published Jan. 14 2021 @ 1:35pm
Police diversity chief requests transfer in racial slur spat
The head of a St. Louis County police diversity unit has been admonished for speaking to the media about a county dispatcher who used a racial slur over a police radio, and he plans to resign the post, a union leader said.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 14 2021 @ 12:05pm
A committee advises Missouri's vaccine rollout. Now the public can watch its meetings
As state health officials rolled out Missouri's plan to distribute the coronavirus vaccine, decisions were informed by a group called the Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution.
by Tessa Weinberg, The Missouri Independent
Published Jan. 14 2021 @ 9:50am
Police say man shot to death in northeast Kansas City
Firefighters began life-saving measures, but the victim died at the scene.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 14 2021 @ 8:05am
PSC approves Ameren electric charge increase request
The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a request filed by Ameren Missouri to increase the Energy Efficiency Investment Charge that appears on the monthly bills of the company's electric customers.
Published Jan. 14 2021 @ 12:05am
New committees formed in Missouri Senate
There's been some re-organizing of Missouri Senate committees, but some features will stay the same.
by Phillip Sitter
Published Jan. 14 2021 @ 12:05am
Luetkemeyer votes against Trump impeachment
Missouri's U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer voted against the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday and said use of the 25th Amendment would be "inappropriate."
by News Tribune
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 4:35pm
Kansas City, Jackson County ease dining restrictions
Officials on Wednesday announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions that will allow Kansas City-area bars and restaurants to remain open later, but they cautioned that the move doesn't mean the virus poses less of a threat in and around Missouri's largest city.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 4:05pm
Nearly a quarter of Missourians would 'definitely not' get COVID-19 vaccine, poll finds
As the state works through the first phases of its coronavirus vaccine rollout, a new poll released Monday finds that about 23 percent of Missourians would "definitely not get it."
by Tessa Weinberg, The Missouri Independent
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 3:20pm
Missouri House debates kicking out lawmaker
The Missouri House on Wednesday debated how to punish a lawmaker accused of having sex with an intern and then lying while under investigation.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 1:30pm
More companies pause contributions to Josh Hawley, others
Several more companies have suspended campaign contributions to Sen. Josh Hawley in the wake of last week's attack at the U.S. Capitol, and a political action committee of Republicans opposed to President Donald Trump is pressuring remaining Missouri donors to abandon the GOP senator.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 12:20pm
Josh Hawley says accusation that he incited Capitol insurrection is 'corrosive and dangerous'
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley penned an op-ed in the Southeast Missourian Wednesday defending his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and calling accusations that he helped incite the mob who stormed the U.S. Capitol "corrosive and dangerous."
by Jason Hancock, The Missouri Independent
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 11:45am
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 2:30am
Missouri House to allow virtual feedback on legislation
The Missouri House on Tuesday adopted new rules to allow the public to weigh in on proposed bills virtually in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 12:05am
Missouri makes changes to spring testing
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has made several changes to testing for this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Layne Stracener
Published Jan. 13 2021 @ 12:05am
Missouri Capitol boosts security as lawmakers cite concerns
The Missouri House approved new police powers for its security staff Tuesday, and extra law enforcement officers were called to help at the Capitol amid concerns that recent violence at the U.S. Capitol could spread to statehouses nationwide.
by David A. Lieb, Associated Press
Published Jan. 12 2021 @ 4:50pm
Missouri House Democrats, labor union urge Hawley's ouster
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley faced more calls for his resignation Tuesday from Democrats and a labor union in his home state of Missouri.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 12 2021 @ 1:50pm
COVID-19 puts St. Louis Symphony programs on hold
The coronavirus pandemic has wiped out live performances for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra through at least May.
by Associated Press
Published Jan. 12 2021 @ 1:25pm
Legislators concerned with Missouri Capitol security as FBI warns of armed protests
Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concern that statehouse security needs to be improved.
by Jason Hancock, The Missouri Independent
Published Jan. 12 2021 @ 1:15pm
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