Tag Archives: missouri

Attorney General Josh Hawley on Friday sued the owners and operators of a tourist boat that sank in Lake Tanneycomo in Branson, killing 17 people. The suit alleges that the companies violated ...

A former Jackson County detention officer has been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling contraband cellphones and other items to inmates in the jail. Twenty-seven-year-old Andre Lamonte Dickerson, of Kansas City, was ...

A Greyhound Bus carrying 49 people that crashed in New Mexico, killing seven people Thursday, originated in St. Louis Wednesday. Greyhound officials confirmed the deadly bus crash, #1333, was traveling from Albuquerque, ...

You now have to call meat for what it is…meat. At least in Missouri. A new law went into effect this week that makes it illegal for processed food manufacturers from wrongly labeling ...

Today will see 144 bills go into affect that were passed by the Republican-controlled Missouri Legislature. Over the last 100 years, Aug. 28 is traditionally the day that happens and this year ...

With the strongest economy in 60 years, you would think that panhandling on street corners would decline. Not so in most American cities–including Kansas City. While many are truly in need, the ...

It’s becoming one of Kansas City’s most popular lunch spots and changing a neighborhood in the process. What sets it apart from others are the prices. A month after opening, customers are ...

A grand redevelopment could be in the works for what was once one of the most iconic theaters in Missouri’s biggest tourist destination, Branson. Thursday the Branson Board of Alderman heard a ...

The Catholic dioceses Kansas City-St. Joseph, of St. Louis,  and Jefferson City have asked the Missouri Attorney General’s office to investigate whether their clergy members have committed sexual abuse. Attorney General Josh ...

Missouri citizens will now have an expanded ability to check-up on state government and it’s spending habits. A new public-facing portal for state monetary data aims to be a significant update on ...

Parents of children at a Missouri school are fighting back after the school district announced it was banning fast food from being eaten on campus during school hours. But it appears it’s ...

Missouri news briefs. Short and sweet. Former top Missouri democrat accused of lavish spending with campaign dough A former prosecutor and chairman of Missouri’s Democratic Party is set to be sentenced next ...

A Blue Springs church is dealing with the reality that a beloved church secretary was a thief. For almost a decade, the employee and member of a St. Robert Bellarmine Parish got ...

State Line Road and a river divide Kansas City between two states. Now, something else divides the metro–how good a driver you are. A new study says Missouri drivers are some of ...

The Missouri Ethics Commission has now ended a case against Eric Greitens without charges. After being forced to resign from pressure by his own party, Missouri’s former governor may be wondering “What ...

The bonds of friendship are difficult to break. Even in death. Nearly one week ago, three teens from the Overland Park area died on their way to a church float trip. A ...

The first possible frivolous lawsuit over the duck boat tragedy has been filed. A man who worked on the Branson Belle river showboat when the Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table ...

The largest revival in the nation seems to be happing not at a church, but at a Missouri Army base. A US Army Chaplain says a revival is taking place on the ...

Senator Claire McCaskill continues to avoid debates with her challenger, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley. Hawley, who is tied or leading McCaskill in polls, is pressing the point in his bid to ...

A Kansas couple has filed a lawsuit that involves a $90 million billing scheme found last year at a rural Missouri hospital. James and Phyllis Shaffer are suing Jorge Perez over what ...

A survivor of the duck boat tragedy in Branson, Mo. Is supporting a nationwide petition to ban the amphibious vehicles known as duck boats. Tia Coleman was a passenger on the fateful ...

A new state law aims to reduce the number of Missouri residents driving vehicles with expired temporary license tags. The measure taking effect Aug. 28 will require drivers to turn in temporary ...

Missouri rice farmers could soon have a new export market. Greg Yielding, with the Missouri Rice Council and U.S. Rice Producers says Egypt is very interested in buying Missouri’s unmilled rice. Water ...

Three teenagers from the Kansas City area are dead and 10 other people are hurt after a church van heading for an outing crashed in southwestern Missouri. The wreck happened around 10:40 ...

First it was socialists and Marxists winning Democrat primaries over the summer and again this week. Now, Missouri Republican leaders are condemning an extreme candidate that came from no where to win ...