The Justice Department is taking new aim at ransomware after a year that officials say was the most costly on record for the crippling cyberattacks.
Read More »Missouri health director who worked for 2 governors resigns
Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday amid the state's coronavirus vaccine rollout, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced.
Read More »Missouri House expels lawmaker accused of abusing his kids
The Missouri House on Wednesday ousted a lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago.
Read More »Abuse lawsuit filed against former Christian camp counselor
A former counselor who is already in prison for abusing children at a Christian camp near Branson has been sued by another person alleging he was abused while attending the camp.
Read More »Pro-mask candidates leave office as Missouri tires of limits
Pro-mask candidates are leaving office and occupancy limits are falling by the wayside in Missouri as communities tire of pandemic restrictions.
Read More »Report: Missouri lawmaker should be ousted for alleged abuse
A state House committee report released Monday called for a new Missouri lawmaker’s ouster over allegations that he physically and sexually abused his children years ago.
Read More »Chiefs great Fred Arbanas, longtime local politician, dies at 82
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Fred Arbanas, a key member of their first two Super Bowl teams in the 1960s and '70s who later had a long career in county politics, has died. He was 82.
Read More »Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ George Floyd’s life was in danger
Officer Derek Chauvin “had to know” he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally fell silent, a prosecutor told the jury Monday during closing arguments at Chauvin's murder trial.
Read More »Insurer to pay $8M to Black man paralyzed by Iowa officer
An insurer for the City of Cedar Rapids will pay $8 million to a Black motorist who was paralyzed after a white police officer shot him during a 2016 traffic stop, the city announced Monday.
Read More »Missouri to begin $5M COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Missouri is preparing to launch a $5 million ad campaign to urge residents to get the coronavirus vaccine as appointment times begin to go unfilled in some places even though the state expanded eligibility to everyone age 16 or older.
Read More »Missouri House redirects money meant for Medicaid expansion
The GOP-led Missouri House on Thursday passed an alternative plan for spending funds initially meant for Medicaid expansion.
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