JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After suspending his campaign to sustain his vetoes in August due to the unrest in Ferguson, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is going back to his old self this week with familiar themes against the Republican-controlled General Assembly.…
Kansas Democratic Chad Taylor terminated his U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for a two-way race between independent candidate Greg Orman and Republican Pat Roberts as the embattled incumbent seeks a fourth term. Taylor’s exit puts the Kansas seat…
Botched executions in three other states have led to more scrutiny of Missouri’s execution methods – including the state’s secretive cocktail of drugs it uses to execute individuals on death row. On Wednesday, St. Louis Pubic Radio reported that contrary…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon again on Wednesday defended his handling of the state’s response to the violent unrest in Ferguson after the police shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black man. On Wednesday – three weeks after one…
After Ameren Missouri successfully beat Noranda Aluminum’s request for rate relief at the Missouri Public Service Commission, Noranda is making good on its promise to scale back its Southeast Missouri manufacturing facility. On Tuesday, Noranda announced it would be cutting…
A day that started with a positive major jobs announcement by Gov. Jay Nixon in one part of the state ended in troubling economic news in another part of the state. Early in the morning, the Democratic governor’s administration was…
— Following a Missouri Public Service Commission decision last month against its request for further electric rate relief, Noranda Aluminum is making good on its threat to cut jobs at its New Madrid, Mo., aluminum smelter. Noranda CEO Kip Smith…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – On Wednesday – tucked away in the back of a warehouse on the outskirts of Columbia, Mo. – a massive order of water treatment plant components built by Environmental Dynamics International sat ready to ship. Their destination? India. The…
The bills to pay officers for more than a week of late night policing surrounding the protests and riots in Ferguson following the death of Michael Brown are stacking up for local law enforcement. The response included officers and equipment…
On the boiling streets of Ferguson, Missouri, one recent image must have stung the state’s Democratic governor, Jay Nixon, more than others. Scrawled across a cardboard cutout featuring an image of Nixon’s face were the words, “M.I.A. AGAIN!” Criticism of…