New state budget includes jump in public school safety funding, but Missouri...
The new state budget signed into law dedicates $300,000 to address school safety demands within Missouri’s K-12 public districts. Details are still being worked out about the best way the funds will be...
View ArticleAugust trial date set for Missouri man accused of kidnapping and killing girl
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a southwest Missouri man charged with abducting a girl from a Golden City park in 2013 and then killing her. Missourinet Nevada affiliate KNEM Radio...
View Article26 people died in Missouri traffic crashes during 2017 Fourth of July holiday...
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says all available officers will be patrolling roadways tonight and during the Fourth of July, enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists. Patrol Captain John Hotz...
View ArticleMissouri town celebrates its 150th anniversary during Fourth of July (AUDIO)
The small southeast Missouri town of Bismarck is celebrating its 150th anniversary during the Fourth of July, with its Freedom Fest parade. Bismarck Fire Chief John Colwell says it’s a patriotic town....
View ArticleAmber Alert canceled for Kansas City area teen
Police in the Kansas City suburb of Lenexa, Kansas have canceled an Amber Alert for a 13-year-old girl, who had been considered in imminent danger by authorities. Lenexa Police say 13-year-old Amber...
View ArticleMissouri man accused of killing infant scheduled for September trial
A September jury trial is scheduled for a mid-Missouri man accused of killing his infant. 36-year-old Matthew Hamm of Fortuna is charged in Moniteau County Circuit Court with first degree murder and...
View Article13 confirmed dead after boat sinks in southwest Missouri
Thirteen people are confirmed dead, after a boat capsized during a Thursday evening storm on southwest Missouri’s Table Rock Lake. Missourinet Springfield television partner KOLR-10 quotes Stone County...
View ArticleBranson radio broadcaster describes being live on-air when deadly boating...
Missouri Governor Mike Parson is pledging the support of all necessary state resources to assist with the investigation into Thursday night’s deadly boating tragedy at Table Rock Lake near Branson. 17...
View ArticleMissouri’s Hawley: there are multiple investigations into deadly Table Rock...
Missouri’s Attorney General says “multiple investigations” are underway into Thursday evening’s boating incident on Table Rock Lake near Branson, an incident which killed 17 people. Attorney General...
View ArticleMissouri congressman discusses Table Rock Lake tragedy and possible...
A Missouri congressman who represents Branson and Table Rock Lake says Congress must do whatever is needed to try to prevent future tragedies like the deadly boating incident Thursday evening in his...
View ArticleKOLR-10 Springfield reporter describes the duck boat recovery at Table Rock...
The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies took about 90 minutes Monday morning to lift the sunken “Ride the Ducks” boat to the surface of southwest Missouri’s Table Rock Lake. The boat’s recovery will...
View ArticleBolivar becomes second ‘Autism Friendly City’ in Missouri
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Bolivar in southwest Missouri has proclaimed itself as an “Autism Friendly City”. The designation means the city commits to training its employees, businesses, churches, schools, and...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney for Western Missouri: “We’re going after significant interstate...
The top-ranking federal law enforcement official in the Western District of Missouri says there’s been an increase in violent crime and in drug trafficking in the western district. A public swearing-in...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney: Kansas City has a higher murder rate than Chicago
The new U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri says the state’s increasing violent crime rate has drawn the attention of the White House Chief of Staff. Tim Garrison briefed White House...
View ArticleMissouri State Fair public campground opens Thursday
The Missouri State Fair’s public campground in Sedalia will open by 9 o’clock Thursday morning. State Fair Director Mark Wolfe says campers have been allowed to enter the fairgrounds at the Centennial...
View ArticleMissouri shoppers hit retailer stores for tax-free Back-to-school weekend
Missourians can save some money while shopping during this weekend’s Back to School sales tax holiday underway. Dave Overfelt, President of the Missouri Retailers Association, says shoppers will not...
View Article2018 Missouri State Fair opens Thursday in Sedalia (AUDIO)
Thousands of people are expected to travel Thursday to west-central Missouri’s Sedalia for the opening of the 2018 State Fair. Governor Mike Parson (R) is expected to speak at Thursday’s noon opening...
View ArticlePGA Championship at Bellerive projected to have a $100 million impact (AUDIO)
The 100th PGA Championship begins Thursday at historic Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis County. Bellerive also hosted the U.S. Open in 1965 and the 1992 PGA Championship. Explore St. Louis chief...
View ArticleAttorney General Sessions expected in Kansas City in December
The U.S. Attorney General is expected to travel to Kansas City in December for a national conference about violent crime. The 2018 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) national conference will take place...
View ArticleMissouri’s Jay Randolph: 2018 PGA Championship will be the most successful in...
St. Louisan and longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Jay Randolph says the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis County will be long remembered by those in attendance. Randolph says...
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