Raise For State Lawmakers About To Kick In
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A raise for Missouri statewide elected officials and lawmakers is close to taking effect. The state Legislature has until Monday to block raises recommended by an independent citizen panel. A House committee
Parson Diverting Some COVID Vaccine From Pharmacies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is seeking to take unused doses of the coronavirus vaccine back from pharmacies so they can be distributed to mass vaccination sites operated by the National Guard in
Assistant Junior High Principal Arrested On Child Porn Charges
An assistant principal at Nixa Junior High School has been arrested on a possession of child pornography. Colby Fronterhouse, 41, lives in Springfield. He was arrested by Greene County deputies. No charges have been filed. The school
Deadly House Fire In Battlefield
Fire investigators are looking for the cause of a deadly house fire this morning in Battlefield. The Greene County Sheriff says two people died. The fire did heavy damage to the home in the 4000-block of West
Crashes Reported Across The Ozarks
Drivers have been dealing with slick roads because of the snow this morning. Numerous crashes and slide offs have been reported. You can check out the latest crashes at OzarksTraffic.com. Check the MoDOT Traveler Info map for
School Closings For Wednesday, January 27, 2020
You can check out the list of schools that have canceled classes. Click here for the latest list.
Biden Calls Vaccine Delivery a “Wartime Effort”; States Expect 300 Million Vaccines
(AP) President Joe Biden says the U.S. is surging vaccine deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or
Microsoft Sees Booming Business in Last Three Months of 2020
(AP) As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business was chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services
Starbucks Shows Strong Recovery in China, Still Struggling in U. S.
(AP) Starbucks’ recovery slowed at the end of last year as U.S. coronavirus cases mounted. But the coffee titan is confident its U.S. business will fully recover by March. The Seattle-based company said Tuesday that its sales
St. Louis Students Didn’t Report Abuse Out of Fear They Wouldn’t be Taken Seriously
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district where multiple sexual assault accusations have come to light through social media say they initially feared they would not be taken seriously or believed if
