Bill in Missouri House seeks to ban DWI checkpoints
A bill moving through the Missouri House would ban DWI checkpoints in the state.
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Missouri lawmakers move to make daylight saving permanent
The Missouri House has advanced a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
Missouri lawmakers consider day to honor Rush Limbaugh
Missouri lawmakers are considering setting aside a day each January to honor the late Rush Limbaugh.
Missouri House backs easing access to HIV prevention drugs
The Missouri House has approved legislation that will make it easier to access drugs to prevent HIV infection.
Missouri House votes against proof-of-vaccine mandates
The Missouri House has voted to ban private businesses from requiring proof of vaccination from either employees or customers.
Missouri House advances bill for guns on buses, in churches
Missouri lawmakers are advancing a sweeping firearms bill that would allow concealed guns on public transportation and in churches.
Sen. Roy Blunt discusses vaccine rollout at Mercy Hospital
U.S. Senator from Missouri, Roy Blunt made a trip to Joplin Thursday, meeting with frontline workers at Mercy Hospital.
Missouri Senate votes to ban vaccine passports
Missouri's Republican-led Senate has voted to ban so-called vaccine passports in the state. Senators voted 26-7 Wednesday in favor of a wide-ranging bill that includes a ban on vaccine passports.
Tishaura Jones elected St. Louis' first Black female mayor
St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system’s “arrest and incarcerate” model, won election Tuesday and will take over as the first Black female mayor in a city beset by yet another wave of violent crime.
Oklahoma court tosses 5 more first-degree murder convictions
Oklahoma’s highest criminal appeals court tossed out five more first-degree murder convictions on Thursday based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country.
Newton County to vote on ambulance district tax levy rate
Voters in Newton County, Missouri will head to the polls Tuesday, April 6 to vote on a new tax levy rate for the county's ambulance district.
Parson says he won't require vaccine passports in Missouri
Governor Mike Parson won't require "vaccine passports" in Missouri. He did however say he's OK with private companies adopting them.
Update: Kansas lawmakers revoke governor’s statewide mask order
The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council voted, 5-2, Thursday afternoon to revoke a statewide mask mandate.
KS Gov. Laura Kelly extends COVID-19 response measures
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday she is extending several executive orders made in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nevada, MO voters will see two school bond proposals on the ballot
On Tuesday, April 6, Nevada, Missouri voters will decide on two school bond proposals.
Missouri House votes against funding Medicaid expansion
Missouri's House has voted against paying for thousands more low-income adults to get Medicaid.
GOP conservatives help medical marijuana advance in Kansas
Kansas medical marijuana supporters have found support from some conservative Republican legislators, allowing a proposal to advance Monday after weeks of deliberations.
Missouri Senate votes to ban police chokeholds
A bill to ban police chokeholds has passed the Missouri Senate.
Kansas to end cold weather rule halting utility disconnection
The Kansas Cold Weather Rule is set to end Wednesday March 31. The measure was enacted to prevent electric and natural gas utility bills from disconnecting service from customers struggling to pay their bill.
Takeaways from President Biden's news conference
Read the latest on President Joe Biden's first news conference since taking office Jan. 20, 2021.
GOP Missouri Attorney General Schmitt running for US Senate
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday announced he's making a bid to replace Roy Blunt in the Senate, setting up a Republican primary against disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens.
Legislation proposed in Kansas to regulate wind energy industry
Researchers release a new study and Kansas lawmakers hold hearings regarding proposals to add new regulations for the wind farm industry.
Former MO Gov. Greitens announces U.S. Senate bid
MISSOURI -- Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced Monday that he is running for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Greitens seeks the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, 71, who announced earlier this month that he will not run…
Kansas advances plan to bar trans athletes from girls' teams
Conservative Republicans advanced a proposal Tuesday that would ban transgender students from girl's and women's sports in Kansas schools and colleges, and supporters are increasingly confident of success.
