ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry’s biggest stages. Miss Missouri, Erin O’ Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown on Sept. 11 as the first openly…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A recent state audit says Missouri is making in-state and out-of-state students bear more of the costs at public universities and colleges, prompting Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to respond that the state is a national leader in college affordability. Nixon touted Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation in-state undergraduate tuition increases since 2008. He…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A University of Missouri assistant communications professor fired for her conduct during student protests late last year has a new job with a university in Washington state. The Kansas City Star reports that Melissa Click has been hired as a lecturer at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Click was fired in February…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri woman who has lived with a hypodermic needle lodged in her back for nearly seven years has been awarded a $507,000 judgment in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis County jury last week sided with Claudia Ball after a four-day trial. In…
( KTRS ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking to hire new troopers, if they can pass certain criteria. Everyone is encouraged to apply but serious candidates won’t be accepted unless they possess a minimum of 30 college credits, have previous active duty military service, served in the military police or meet other standards.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri judge has fined the state Highway Patrol $5,000 after finding that it violated open records law in responding to requests from the family of an Iowa man who drowned while in custody. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued the order Wednesday. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2cjU17R…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has confirmed that she’ll run for re-election in 2018. The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/2bCxPWt ) the Missouri Democrat said Tuesday while visiting a National Guard facility at Springfield-Branson National Airport that she’ll be “asking for another tour.” A McCaskill spokesman confirmed she intends to seek re-election. Voters first…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An online reporter whose stories have been critical of Missouri’s death penalty procedures alleges in a federal lawsuit that he’s wrongly been excluded from being an execution witness. The American Civil Liberties Union’s suit Wednesday on Buzzfeed News reporter Christopher McDaniel’s behalf asks a judge to block anyone other than…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A life insurance company accused of charging premiums after policyholders died has settled with Missouri insurance regulators. The Missouri Department of Insurance says an investigation by its Market Regulation Division found CMFG Life Insurance Co. charged joint borrowers premiums after their spouses died. The insurance department also says the company charged…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican donor is giving money to Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Chris Koster. St. Louis businessman Sam Fox gave Koster, the state’s current attorney general, $100,000 for his campaign on Tuesday. Koster’s Republican opponent is first-time candidate and former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens. Fox has given to candidates from…