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Missouri Governor Denies Clemency To Death Row Inmate

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers. Johnson, 61, was convicted of killing

Arkansas Fishing Boat Manufacturer To Expand, Add 50 Jobs

FLIPPIN, Ark. (AP) — A $4.2 million expansion at a northern Arkansas boat manufacturing operation is expected to add 50 jobs, officials announced Monday. Vexus Boats said it would add 30% more square footage to its operation

Former KY3 Reporter Loses Job Over Vaccine Mandate

Former KY3 reporter Linda Simmons says she lost her job last week for not complying with a vaccine mandate with her employer, Gray Television. Simmons, who spent almost 14 years with KY3, was denied a religious exemption.

Records Request On Critical Race Theory Prompts $170K Bill

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker is demanding that Springfield’s public schools turn over three years’ worth of staff emails and other documents with references to critical race theory and more than two dozen other words

Ultralight Plane Crash Kills 2

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Officials in western Missouri say two people have died in an ultralight plane crash in Johnson County. Television station KCTV reports that the crash happened around 10 a.m. Sunday northwest of Warrensburg. County

Mercy Employees Get Second Chance To Comply With Mandate

Mercy Springfield is giving employees who didn’t get their required COVID-19 vaccinations a second chance to keep their jobs. Employees had until September 30 to get their shots. KY3 says employees who didn’t get vaccinated or have

Two Die In Springfield Crash

Two people are dead after a crash Saturday near National and Montclair in Springfield. It happened Saturday afternoon. Police say one vehicle was stopped at the intersection. A second vehicle then rear-ended the first one. Both drivers

Pandemic Causing Nursing Shortage In St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The relentless toll of the pandemic has worsened the ongoing nursing shortage at St. Louis area hospitals. Over the past decade, the nation’s nursing shortage has been growing but now with the number