Jury expected to get the southwest Missouri Owens case on Thursday
Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday morning at 9 at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield in the trial of an Ash Grove man charged with abducting and killing Hailey Owens. Prosecutors...
View ArticleFormer President Bill Clinton emphasizes healthy diet in Missouri school visit
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) ST. LOUIS- Former President Bill Clinton (D) traveled to St. Louis on Wednesday, warning about the dangers of childhood obesity...
View ArticleMizzou study examines how couples communicate after a miscarriage
Anywhere from 10 to 25% of clinically recognized pregnancies end in loss, according to the American Pregnancy Association, making miscarriage a socially significant health issue. A University of...
View ArticleLongtime Mizzou broadcaster Wilkerson dies; called Cardinal football and...
The longtime radio voice of the Mizzou football Tigers and the St. Louis football Cardinals has died. Bill Wilkerson died Thursday, at the age of 72. The “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” reports Wilkerson...
View ArticleJury deadlocked in penalty phase of Missouri murder trial; judge will...
A jury in southwest Missouri’s Springfield is deadlocked on the fate of an Ash Grove man convicted of raping and murdering ten-year-old Hailey Owens in 2014. Missourinet Springfield television partner...
View ArticleMissouri Board of Education prepares for meeting meant to oust Commissioner,...
Three new Missouri Board of Education members have called a closed door meeting for next week in hopes of reportedly considering the termination of Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven and board...
View ArticleMid-Missouri teens reported missing
Two missing Jefferson City teens could be in danger. 15-year-old Zachary Johnson and 17-year-old Lilly Gore were last seen Monday evening and were reported missing by their families today. Zachary is...
View ArticleLongtime Mizzou broadcaster Wilkerson dies; called Cardinal football and...
The longtime radio voice of the Mizzou football Tigers and the St. Louis football Cardinals has died. Bill Wilkerson died Thursday, at the age of 72. The “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” reports Wilkerson...
View ArticleJury deadlocked in penalty phase of Missouri murder trial; judge will...
A jury in southwest Missouri’s Springfield is deadlocked on the fate of an Ash Grove man convicted of raping and murdering ten-year-old Hailey Owens in 2014. Missourinet Springfield television partner...
View ArticleThings to know before next week’s meeting reportedly to oust Missouri...
Three new Missouri Board of Education members have called a closed door meeting for next week in hopes of reportedly considering the termination of Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven and board...
View ArticleMid-Missouri teens reported missing
Two missing Jefferson City teens could be in danger. 15-year-old Zachary Johnson and 17-year-old Lilly Gore were last seen Monday evening and were reported missing by their families today. Zachary is...
View ArticleMissouri U.S. Senate candidates weigh in on Roy Moore controversy
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says fellow Republican and Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has the right to defend himself against allegations involving sexually inappropriate behavior....
View ArticleMizzou unveils new scholarships to attract more out-of-state students
Two new Mizzou scholarships are being offered to out-of-state students. During a press conference on Wednesday, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright says one is a $7,500 scholarship for non-residents with...
View ArticleMissouri Board of Education appears to lack votes to oust commissioner
Governor Eric Greitens, R, could replace Missouri Board of Education members he’s appointed who don’t support his reported plan to remove Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven. Missouri School Boards’...
View ArticleNearly one-third of Missouri’s charter schools score in unaccredited or...
The latest annual report cards from the Missouri Education Department show that three Kansas City charter schools have fallen in the unaccredited range and another 12 Missouri charters are...
View ArticleNumber of flu cases are beginning to climb in Missouri
Nearly 900 Missourians have tested positive for the flu this season, compared to about 250 cases during the same time last year. Rachael Hahn, the state’s Bureau Chief for Communicable Disease Control...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri residents say Noranda smelter’s closing has been...
(This is the first in a three-part series from Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth, examining the poverty in southeast Missouri and the possibility of the region getting a steel mill) NEW MADRID, Mo.- The...
View ArticleLeading Missouri provider for families in crisis expanding services with merger
A leading service provider for families in crisis across Missouri has merged with a similar operation in the southeast portion of the state. St. Louis based behavioral health organization Great Circle...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri city administrator: “We need jobs” in New Madrid (AUDIO)
(This is the second in a three-part series from Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth, examining the poverty in southeast Missouri and the possibility of the region getting a steel mill) PORTAGEVILLE, Mo.- A...
View ArticleNasheed asks HUD Secretary to come to Missouri for emergency meeting on...
A state senator from St. Louis is calling on the management team at the sprawling Clinton Peabody public housing complex to be fired, due to alleged mice infestations and backed up sewage. The St....
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