(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old man has been charged with hitting two Kansas City police officers in an attack that left one of the officers with… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Missouri grad assistants worry about social media monitoring
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Graduate assistants at the University of Missouri suspect the university is monitoring their private social media conversations as the students attempt to organize. Among hundreds of… Read more »
Ameren plans electric car charging stations in Missouri
By JIM SALTER Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Ameren Missouri is seeking approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build six public charging stations for electric vehicles between… Read more »
Case against Capitol protesters moves forward in Missouri
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Prosecutors are moving forward with a case against 23 clergy members arrested after participating in a Missouri Senate protest. A few dozen faith leaders sang… Read more »
State Fair wraps up its first weekend of festivities
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — The Missouri State Fair has wrapped up its first weekend of competitions and concerts. The Sedalia Democrat reported that highlights included an event Sunday to thank… Read more »
Missouri man charged with shooting at vehicles, wounding 6
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — A southwest Missouri man is charged in two counties after shootings that wounded six people and two dogs in what police believe were random attacks. Tom… Read more »
Missouri candidate Greitens gets $1M from GOP governor group
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens has received $1 million from the Republican Governors Association for his Missouri gubernatorial campaign. The contribution comes about a… Read more »
Lawsuit accuses municipalities of targeting the poor
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A federal lawsuit accuses 13 north St. Louis County municipalities of a coordinated police and court effort to target poor people, most of them black. The… Read more »
Prosecutor: Officers made up shooting story; both on leave
(MARSHALL, Mo., AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has dropped charges against a man who was accused of trying to shoot a police officer to avoid arrest, saying he thinks the… Read more »
Kansas City groups continue call for police review board
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A coalition of civil rights groups in Kansas City continues to call for the creation of an independent citizens review board to monitor and investigate… Read more »