State News

Biodiesel bill would support long-term market for renewable fuel

The city’s been pumping a biodiesel blend into its fleet of diesel vehicles for the past six years.

Moratorium on death penalty gathers bipartisan support

On Tuesday, the Missouri House Public Safety Committee discussed the bill that would create a death penalty commission and impose a moratorium.

Court: State can't require registry info from pre-1995 sex offenders

KANSAS CITY — A Missouri appeals court says the state can't require people convicted of sex crimes before 1995 to provide information for the state sex offender registry.

Measure aimed at limiting Mo. property tax increases passes House

Senate gives quick initial OK to bill on illegal immigration

JEFFERSON CITY — State senators gave quick preliminary approval today to legislation cracking down on illegal immigrants and those who hire them.

More rain expected by Wednesday in parts of Missouri

ST. LOUIS — Some Missouri communities may see minor to moderate flooding this week in the wake of drenching storms, the National Weather Service said today, even as forecasts are calling for more rain.

Document signed by Lewis and Clark could be worth $80,000 or more

The document is one of few outside the official reports from their exploration of the American West from 1804 to 1806.

Farmers assess flooded fields, gauge growing season

Farmers in southeast Missouri are trying to gauge what sort of growing season they'll have after recent flooding and heavy rains.

Mo. company made ‘John Adams’ pewter

Dishes, candlesticks, ink wells and dozens of other objects made at Tom and Patricia Hooper’s ASL Pewter company in downtown Louisiana are being used in the miniseries “John Adams” on HBO.

List of Missouri candidates

Tuesday was the deadline in Missouri for candidates to file for the Aug. 5 primary elections; the general election will be Nov. 4.

Boone County commissioners struggle with new village incorporation laws

Legislation pending in the Missouri General Assembly could repeal a law that lowered the requirements for incorporating villages.

Federal judge clears way for Missouri River rise

If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers follows through with its plan, officials would release extra water into the river from Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota over a two-day period in an attempt to encourage spawning of the pallid sturgeon, an endangered species.

Missouri town braces itself for flood

A week after the rains came to Missouri, causing floods that killed five and forcing thousands from their homes, life is slowly returning to normal in most locations.

Residents left with nothing but cleanup after flood

A Missouri family is left to clean up after floodwaters have receded.

Media shield bill likely to die in House

When it comes to protecting reporters’ notes and sources, legislative support dries up.

Ceremony honors National Guardsmen headed to Kosovo

The Missouri National Guard sent off 1,076 soldiers to participate in the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo with a ceremony Saturday morning at the Hearnes Center.

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond meets with City Council on housing crisis

Bond discussed the Security Foreclosures and Education Act as a partial solution to the nationwide mortgage crisis

Floodwaters continue to rise in southeast Missouri

Torrential rains over a 36-hour period that began Monday and ended Wednesday caused flash flooding Tuesday and Wednesday. Now, attention has turned to flooding along many rivers — the Current, the Big, the Black, the Gasconade, the Meramec.

St. Louis residents brace for flood surges

The National Weather Service is forecasting record flooding along the Meramec River near St. Louis.

Compensation at issue in Kansas rails-to-trails suit

WICHITA, Kan. — Two Kansas landowners have sued for compensation after the government converted old railroad lines into recreational trails on their property.

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