Parson Signs New Law For Online Sales Tax Collection
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill to require online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Missouri residents. Parson signed the bill Wednesday. Missouri is the last state with
State Employees Test Positive For COVID-19
Fifteen state employees working in the Truman Building in Jefferson City have been sent home after testing positive for COVID-19. Governor Parson called state employees back to work in May. State employees weren’t required to tell people
Cox South Diverting COVID Patients
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some COVID-19 patients are being turned away from an overwhelmed Springfield hospital where cases are surging and taken to less-stressed hospitals hundreds of miles away in Kansas City and St. Louis. The
ATF: Illegal Fireworks Caused Deadly K.C. Blast
RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) — Federal investigators say a man illegally making fireworks in his basement led to an explosion that leveled part of a suburban Kansas City duplex, killing him and injuring at least three others. A
Prosecutor Updates Charges In Lawrence County Murder
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor has dropped the number of people he plans to seek the death penalty against in the killing of a southwestern Missouri woman from five to three. Lawrence County Prosecutor Don Trotter
New State Law Bans Revealing Names Of Lottery Winners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation that could keep the identity of lottery winners secret. The bill signed Tuesday makes it a misdemeanor crime for Missouri Lottery officials or contractors to
Body Found After Duplex Explosion Near K.C.
RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have found a body in the basement of a suburban Kansas City duplex where multiple people were injured in an explosion. John Ham, spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
New Missouri Law Makes It A Crime To Reveal Lottery Winners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation that could keep the identity of lottery winners secret. The bill signed Tuesday makes it a misdemeanor crime for Missouri Lottery officials or contractors to
Springfield Airport Adds Two Non-Stop Destinations
The Springfield airport will soon have 14 non-stop destinations. Allegiant plans to offer non-stop service to Austin and Punta Gorda, Florida in November. Both destinations will be year-round, flying twice a week. 🥳🎉🥳 Allegiant starts non-stop service
Two Police Officers Survive Separate Accidents
The Highway Patrol is investigating two separate accidents over the weekend involving police officers. A Strafford police officer was in his patrol car guarding a tow truck when someone rear-ended him, leaving him with moderate injuries. In
