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
Wainwright Gets $17.5M From Cards In ’22, Over Double ’21
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is guaranteed $17.5 million under his 2022 contract with the Cardinals, more than double his $8 million salary this year. The 40-year-old also has a full no-trade provision
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
Akin, Who Made ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment, Dies At 74
(AP) — Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son Perry says in a statement that his father died late Sunday at age 74 from cancer. Akin’s comment in 2012 that women’s
