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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Recognition from a national magazine could translate into more job opportunities for Mid-Missouri. At least that’s what community leaders in Columbia, Mo., are hoping for after “Parade Magazine” declared their city the “Hardest Working Town” in America over the weekend. Mayor Bob McDavid said designations like this aren’t just about bragging [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has raised nearly $10 million dollars for his campaign for governor, and still has about $6 million on-hand.Since January, Nixon has raised more than $1.7 million in contributions, according to reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission Monday. The high dollar amounts of contributions and money on [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It’s right down to the wire for last minute tax filers. All federal and state tax returns are due by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, and Ted Farnen, a spokesperson with the Missouri Department of Revenue, warns last minute-filers to be wary of simple mistakes. “If you don’t have one of those electronic [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Problems continue at a St. Louis Veterans Affairs facility at the center of a 2010 health scare. The John Cochrane Division at the St. Louis VA Medical Center is the facility some 1,800 veterans were exposed to disease as a result of improperly cleaned dental equipment two years ago. Now, the [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It looks like Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon and Republican legislative leaders may be able to come together to fix Missouri’s failing workers’ compensation fund. Speaker of the House Steven Tilley, R-Perryville, says a recent meeting with the governor opened the door to a compromise that could save the Second Injury Fund. [...]
Continue reading …Nixon orders flags at half-staff for second Missouri soldier killed in Afghanistan
April 13, 2012 No CommentJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For the second time in as many days, Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that all U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings be flown at half-staff in remembrance of a Missouri soldier killed in Afghanistan. Flags are to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in recognition of Army Spc. Jeffrey Lee [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri has named a new poet laureate. On Friday, the governor announced that William Trowbridge, a professor emeritus from Northwest Missouri State University, would serve the next two years as poet laureate, presenting and lecturing on poetry throughout the state. The author of more than 340 published or forthcoming poems, Trowbridge [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed several new cases of E. coli infections in humans on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in mid-Missouri up to 12. The outbreak first appeared in Boone County earlier this week but has since been found in Jackson, Clark, Camden, [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Failure to vacate after receiving an eviction notice could soon be a criminal offense in Missouri. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a bill that would make it a class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $500 fine or six months in prison, if renters fail to move out or [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that all U.S. and Missouri state flags at state buildings be flown at half-staff on Saturday in honor of Missouri soldier recently killed in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Tyler James Smith, 24, of Licking, Mo., died on April 3 of wounds he sustained from an improvised explosive [...]
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