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April 2024 Local/Regional Newsroom
- Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker (4.30.24)
- Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override (4.30.24)
- GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts (4.30.24)
- Several Iowa counties qualify for state disaster assistance (4.30.24)
- Area library to host award-winning author and illustrator (4.30.24)
- MDC offering free dark skies event this month (4.30.24)
- MSHP: Osborn woman seriously injured in wreck (4.30.24)
- Brownville Concert Series to present special cabaret (4.30.24)
- Companies tied to out-of-state firms appeal revocation of social-equity cannabis licenses (4.30.24)
- Missouri Senate committee approves bill to expand college core curriculum (4.30.24)
- IA eclipse research balloon pops, sends 'cool' data back to Earth (4.29.24)
- GOP lawmakers in Kansas are moving to override the veto of a ban on gender care for minors (4.29.24)
- Missouri bill would loosen child labor law by removing work permit requirements (4.29.24)
- Corn farmers asked to watch out for black cutworms (4.29.24)
- NPPD issues reminder as planting season approaches (4.29.24)
- MDC and USDA to study black vultures (4.29.24)
- MoDOT seeking input on bridge deck replacement projects (4.29.24)
- MO corn growers praise E-15 extension (4.29.24)
- NE LGBTQ+ community, advocates see wins at state, federal levels (4.29.24)
- Breaking barriers for health equity with nutritional strategies (4.29.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 29-May 5 (4.28.24)
- Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa (4.28.24)
- Authorities identify human remains in Mercer County (4.28.24)
- Motorcyclist seriously injured in wreck near Gallatin (4.28.24)
- Missouri's Medicaid block: denying patients choice in trusted providers (4.28.24)
- Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City to Missouri budget (4.28.24)
- Amid Dean Plocher obstruction allegations, talk turns to fixes for House ethics rules (4.28.24)
- Cancer diagnosis forces candidate to withdraw from Missouri state Senate race (4.28.24)
- New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution (4.28.24)
- Landmark NE agreement takes proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks (4.28.24)
- Former Northwest Police Chief lands new job (4.26.24)
- Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits (4.25.24)
- IA advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill (4.25.24)
- Amendments to Missouri Constitution are on the line amid GOP infighting (4.25.24)
- GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight (4.25.24)
- Maryville offers incentive for service line inventory (4.25.24)
- MSHP: Two seriously injured in garbage truck crash (4.25.24)
- MO USDA offering opportunity for grazing operations (4.25.24)
- With time running short, Missouri Senate set to debate $50 billion state budget next week (4.25.24)
- Missouri Senate advances KC weapons facility tax break without aid for nuclear waste victims (4.25.24)
- Videoboard work to begin next month in Maryville
(4.25.24) - Kansas’ governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it (4.24.24)
- Missouri’s GOP lawmakers vote to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid (4.24.24)
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states (4.24.24)
- Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say (4.24.24)
- MDA offering opportunity to participate in trade mission (4.24.24)
- Iowa DNR says pond issues last year could arise again (4.24.24)
- Authorities: Human remains found in rural Mercer County (4.24.24)
- St. Joseph Public Library offering retirement workshop (4.24.24)
- Kansas City seeks stiffer punishment for firefighter who killed three people in crash (4.24.24)
- Missouri prison agency to pay $60K for Sunshine Law violations over inmate death records (4.24.24)
- NE advocates foresee new voting-restoration law helping individuals, state (4.23.24)
- Public school advocates again face how to stop school choice in Nebraska (4.23.24)
- Black Pony and NCHS to host Derby Day (4.23.24)
- Falls City Career Academy to open next school year (4.23.24)
- Iowa DNR completes walleye broodstock collection (4.23.24)
- Tech glitch on 4/20 caused Missouri cannabis businesses to lose sales (4.23.24)
- Bill to stop Kansas City landfill clears Missouri House, heads to governor (4.23.24)
- Match rules limit spending of Missouri’s federal infrastructure funds as deadlines loom (4.23.24)
- Attorneys for embattled Missouri House speaker criticize ethics investigation (4.23.24)
- GAC replacement ordered for Maryville water treatment plant (4.23.24)
- Public contributes to climate change research (4.22.24)
- Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid (4.22.24)
- Iowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session (4.22.24)
- Parties on the Parkway returns next month (4.22.24)
- MU offering Pest Monitoring Network to farmers (4.22.24)
- Senate battle over taxes that fund Missouri Medicaid leaves state budget in limbo (4.22.24)
- Dean Plocher mum on allegations he obstructed ethics probe, pressured witnesses (4.22.24)
- Missouri attorney general launches investigation of intoxicating hemp products (4.22.24)
- Nebraska’s governor says he’ll call lawmakers back to address tax relief (4.21.24)
- Iowa governor signs measure increasing compensation for Boy Scouts abuse victims (4.21.24)
- Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs (4.21.24)
- The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts (4.21.24)
- A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts (4.21.24)
- Kansas GOP congressman Jake LaTurner is not running again, citing family reasons (4.21.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 22-28 (4.21.24)
- Colorado man seriously injured in MO incident (4.21.24)
- Savannah teen seriously injured in single-vehicle wreck (4.21.24)
- Missouri bill would let private contractors assist in child abuse investigations (4.21.24)
- Missouri lawmakers expand private school scholarships backed by tax credits (4.18.24)
- Missouri lawmakers back big expansion of low-interest loans amid growing demand for state aid (4.18.24)
- Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers (4.18.24)
- Light pole installation hits fiber line, knocks out 911 service in several states (4.18.24)
- IA cuts historical rural school groups (4.18.24)
- Downtown Maryville announces plans for this year's fall event (4.18.24)
- NWS confirms two tornadoes in Nodaway County (4.18.24)
- Area library to host special program about the American Civil War (4.18.24)
- Challengers outraise incumbents in Missouri races for Senate, 1st Congressional District (4.18.24)
- Legislation designed to kill Kansas City landfill clears hurdle in Senate, nears final passage (4.18.24)
- National privacy standard eyed by Congress for data harvested by big tech companies (4.18.24)
- NE group predicts support for changes to gun dealer rules, background checks (4.18.24)
- FTC chair in Iowa to hear fertilizer antitrust concerns (4.17.24)
- The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents (4.17.24)
- Kansas’ higher ed board adopts an anti-DEI policy after pressure from GOP legislators (4.17.24)
- Nodaway Chorale preparing for upcoming concert (4.17.24)
- St. Joseph Symphony season finale set for this weekend (4.17.24)
- Red Oak woman faces slew of charges after arrest (4.17.24)
- Area library partnering with Imagination Library program (4.17.24)
- Missouri Senate sends bill for Texas border deployment to Gov. Parson (4.17.24)
- Missouri initiative campaigns confident of achieving signature goals (4.17.24)
- Dean Plocher delayed ethics investigation he publicly complained dragged on too long (4.17.24)
- Iowans asked to get busy counting beeezzz, please (4.16.24)
- Bill ending Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clears Missouri Senate (4.16.24)
- Draft report says Missouri’s House speaker stymied ethics investigation into his spending (4.16.24)
- Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers’ help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer (4.16.24)
- St. Joseph is now a Certified Gigabit City (4.16.24)
- Maryville Rotary Club offering tour of Hollingsworth Peonies (4.16.24)
- Missouri Republicans build cash advantage over Democrats as primary races heat up (4.16.24)
- Campaign to legalize abortion in Missouri raises nearly $5M in 3 months (4.16.24)
- MDC asking for public on potential hunting season (4.15.24)
- Bush joins 'Squad' in rally for $100 million defense against AIPAC backlash races (4.15.24)
- Renowned cultural expert visiting Lied Public Library (4.15.24)
- Iowa library to host an upcoming plant swap (4.15.24)
- MDC advises against interfering with baby animals (4.15.24)
- Iowa DNR says winter burn impacting trees (4.15.24)
- Northwest instructor to speak at Maryville Public Library (4.15.24)
- Survivors of childhood sexual abuse ask Missouri Attorney General, lawmakers for change (4.15.24)
- Missouri treasurer pushes back on legislative criticism of MoScholars data transparency (4.15.24)
- Missourians unaware of dual eligible special needs plans for healthcare savings (4.15.24)
- NE rolls out new disability support for 850 families (4.15.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 15-21 (4.14.24)
- Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe? (4.14.24)
- Iowa Supreme Court overturns $790,000 sexual harassment award to government employee (4.14.24)
- Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills (4.14.24)
- Motorcyclist seriously injured in Gentry County wreck (4.14.24)
- Bethany woman seriously injured in crash (4.14.24)
- IA joins nationwide network of EV charging stations (4.14.24)
- Small business owners ask U.S. House tax writers to extend Trump-era deductions (4.14.24)
- U.S. Capitol Police chief describes preparations for possible post-election turmoil (4.14.24)
- MDC releases latest CWD statistics for the state (4.14.24)
- MoDOT releases stats with National Work Zone Awareness Week (4.14.24)
- MDC announces changes to turkey hunting seasons (4.11.24)
- Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election system (4.11.24)
- St. Joseph man admits guilt in health care scheme (4.11.24)
- Nebraska lawmakers seek to solidify taxpayer-funded school choice before voters can decide it (4.11.24)
- Iowa DNR says trees being impacted by frost (4.11.24)
- Iowa puts $1 million toward summer meal sites, still faces criticism for rejecting federal funds (4.11.24)
- Iowa governor signs bill that gives state authority to arrest and deport some migrants (4.11.24)
- Missouri Senate gives initial approval to complete ban on child marriage (4.11.24)
- ‘The water wars are coming’: Missouri looks to limit exports from rivers, lakes (4.11.24)
- State warns social-equity marijuana license applicants of ‘predatory practices’ (4.11.24)
- Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect (4.11.24)
- Nebraska lawmakers pass a bill to restore voting rights to newly released felons (4.11.24)
- Kansas has some of the nation’s lowest benefits for injured workers. They’ll increase in July (4.11.24)
- MDC announces new changes to duck hunting (4.11.24)
- Volunteers an essential part of NE Community Action Partnerships (4.11.24)
- After Missouri Senate filibuster, KC landfill critics hope to cut a deal with developers (4.11.24)
- Bill would exempt Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance plans from federal rules (4.11.24)
- U.S. Senate committee critical of MOHELA after widespread complaints (4.11.24)
- Judge unseals GOP legislator’s lawsuit against rival who published court documents (4.11.24)
- New rule to close ‘gun show loophole’ finalized by Biden administration (4.11.24)
- Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls (4.11.24)
- Missouri carries out its first execution of 2024 (4.10.24)
- A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion (4.10.24)
- Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006 (4.9.24)
- More Republican states sue to block Biden’s student loan repayment plan (4.9.24)
- Common produce in IA tops 'Dirty Dozen' pesticide list (4.9.24)
- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley proposes adding radiation exposure bill to stalled tax package (4.9.24)
- Israel-Hamas war sets progressive and young voters on collision course with White House (4.9.24)
- Iowa DNR launches annual walleye collection effort (4.9.24)
- Search warrant leads to discovery of meth (4.9.24)
- MDC approves changes to upcoming bird hunting seasons (4.9.24)
- American ELO coming to St. Joseph this month (4.9.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 8-14 (4.8.24)
- Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say (4.8.24)
- Kansas lawmakers approve a tax bill but the state still might not see big tax cuts (4.8.24)
- Lawmakers criticize a big pay raise for themselves before passing a big spending bill (4.8.24)
- A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails (4.8.24)
- Iowa DNR conducting annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys (4.8.24)
- SJPL celebrating National Library Week (4.8.24)
- Iowa focuses on 'restorative justice' for young offenders (4.8.24)
- The IRS is testing a free method to directly file taxes. But not everyone is thrilled (4.8.24)
- Democrats’ quest to hang on to U.S. Senate majority centers on Arizona, Montana and Ohio (4.8.24)
- NE family caregivers, advocates hope for passage of Caregiver Tax Credit Act (4.8.24)
- Union drive at St. Louis cannabis company could have major impact on national labor law (4.8.24)
- Missouri governor denies clemency for man scheduled for execution on Tuesday (4.8.24)
- Two area hospitals recognized for blood donation efforts (4.8.24)
- MDC releases youth hunting numbers (4.8.24)
- 4th annual Leadership Northwest Music Jam announced (4.8.24)
- Spring-A-Palooza returns to Chillicothe this weekend (4.8.24)
- Dean Plocher ethics probe picks up steam as legislative session enters final weeks (4.8.24)
- Senate leader warns of ‘tough timeframe’ to complete work on Missouri state budget (4.8.24)
- MO summit tackles rising child food insecurity as benefits expire (4.8.24)
- Kansas lawmakers scuttle a plan for cutting taxes, defying the governor and GOP leaders (4.4.24)
- Pressure builds from Nebraska Trump loyalists for a winner-take-all system (4.4.24)
- Winnebago Tribe's development corp earns top rating, $2 million grant (4.4.24)
- Iowa officials looking for help to protect bumblebees (4.4.24)
- MoDOT to host job fair in St. Joseph (4.4.24)
- Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams (4.4.24)
- Experts say the economy is getting better, but consumers don’t feel that way. Here’s why (4.4.24)
- Will Scharf gets $2.9 million boost to his campaign for Missouri attorney general (4.4.24)
- Incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer backs Kurt Schaefer in Missouri 3rd District primary (4.4.24)
- Bills making it harder to amend state constitution proceed in Missouri House (4.4.24)
- Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting sues 3 more lawmakers over posts (4.3.24)
- A police dog’s death has Kansas poised to increase penalties for killing K-9 officers (4.3.24)
- As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in ‘Girls State’ (4.3.24)
- Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition (4.3.24)
- Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system (4.3.24)
- GOP lawmakers are using the budget to pressure Kansas’ governor on DEI and immigration (4.3.24)
- Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded (4.3.24)
- Imogene man arrested by Page County Sheriff's Office (4.3.24)
- Survey: Missourians anxious over future birth control access (4.3.24)
- Bills making it harder to amend state constitution proceed in Missouri House (4.3.24)
- Kansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots (4.2.24)
- Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska debate bill to raise sales tax (4.2.24)
- A claim that lax regulation costs Kansas millions has top GOP officials scrapping (4.2.24)
- Teachers in Iowa district that had school shooting can get retention bonus next year under new bill (4.2.24)
- Iowa DNR issues statewide walleye fishing challenge (4.2.24)
- Local and federal officials remind residents about safe digging (4.2.24)
- Brownville Concert Series to kick off 2024 season this weekend (4.2.24)
- Two exhibits opening soon at Albrecht-Kemper Museum (4.2.24)
- Missouri Supreme Court denies marijuana company’s appeal of denied license (4.2.24)
- Unofficial election results from Missouri's general municipal election (4.2.24)
- NE behavioral health advocates, consumers question $15 million funding shift (4.1.24)
- Migrants in Iowa wonder whether to leave over a bill that could see some arrested and deported (4.1.24)
- Kansas lawmakers race to solve big fiscal issues before their spring break (4.1.24)
- Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? (4.1.24)
- Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce hosting career fair (4.1.24)
- Nebraska man arrested and charged in Iowa theft (4.1.24)
- DCI reminds Missourians about financial security (4.1.24)
- Caleb Rowden pushes for charter schools in his county over objections from local districts (4.1.24)
- In the central U.S., an electric grid bottleneck persists (4.1.24)
- Proposed legislation could ban the majority of Delta-8 drinks and edibles in Missouri (4.1.24)
- MSHP: Polo man seriously injured in wreck (3.31.24)
- Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 1-7 (3.31.24)
- Iowa dentist surrenders license after allegations (3.31.24)
- Third employee of weekly newspaper in Kansas sues over police raid that sparked a firestorm (3.31.24)
- USDA reminding public to combat invasive pests (3.31.24)
- A mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment (3.31.24)
- Program for farmers lowers the risk of reducing nitrogen application (3.31.24)
- Republican with history of vulgar, anti-gay online attacks files for Missouri Senate (3.31.24)
- Missouri looks to mirror Arkansas law that forced Planned Parenthood to turn away patients (3.31.24)
- Poll finds Missourians want better access to birth control. Bipartisan bill could grant it (3.31.24)
