JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some Missouri delegates to the Democratic National Convention who supported the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders are reluctant to heed his call to now back the likely Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Sanders was met with boos Monday when he suggested to supporters that they need to elect Clinton in order…
DIAMOND, Mo. (AP) – Southwest Missouri has a newly dedicated prairie. The 163-acre George Washington Carver Prairie was dedicated Saturday. It’s located near the town of Diamond, the birthplace of Carver, who became a well-known botanist and inventor. Carol Davit, executive director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, told The Joplin Globe the foundation wanted the prairie…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican candidates in Missouri’s gubernatorial primary are pledging an aggressive law-and-order approach, two years after the fatal Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown prompted widespread protests. The shooting of the black 18-year-old by a white officer honed the nation’s attention on racial relations with police. But the four candidates in…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Safety regulators have started warning motorists of faster trains along a high-speed rail corridor in Illinois months before Amtrak service at up to 110 mph is set to begin. The State Journal-Register (http://bit.ly/2amuOJR ) reports that new safety improvements include crossing gates, signals that communicate with train crews, vehicle sensors in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A member of the Clay family has represented St. Louis and northern suburbs in Congress for nearly 50 years. A veteran Missouri state lawmaker hopes to change that. State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal is opposing William Lacy Clay in the Aug. 2 Democratic primary. The winner will be the overwhelming favorite in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An incoming high school senior from the Kansas City area will be one of the youngest delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Seventeen-year-old Rachel Gonzalez will be attending the convention that starts Monday in Philadelphia as a Missouri delegate for likely presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Missouri Democratic Party guidelines say…
( KTRS ) St. Louis Police have issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a missing elderly man. 81 yr old Delmar Pyatt, left his home around 8am Thursday morning to run errands, but never came home. Pyatt is described as 5’07, 130 lbs, grey hair, brown eyes, wearing white T-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A mysterious political action committee is giving GOP candidate for Missouri governor and former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens close to $2 million. Greitens’ campaign on Monday reported SEALs for Truth cut him a check for $1,975,000. Federal Election Commission records show the PAC was formed June 15. It hasn’t…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The man who killed two police officers and a sheriff’s deputy in Baton Rouge was a former Marine sergeant who served in Iraq and had no known ties to any extremist groups. Gavin Eugene Long, whose last known address was in Kansas City, Missouri, carried out the attack Sunday on…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A small Missouri community steeped in Civil War history and small-town charm hopes a gun-making plant can boost its economy after a decade of manufacturing job losses. CMMG is seeking a $200,000 forgivable loan from Boonville so it can move its operations from rural Fayette, half an hour to the…