Mo. motorcycle riders had good legislative year
Source: SF Gate
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 13:17:36 -0700 | allnews
Mo. (AP) Missouri motorcyclists would benefit from several bills awaiting the governor's signature this year, but a top-tier priority to waive the state's helmet law for most adults didn't make it out of the proposal parking lot. Under a measure...
Fort Osage's Cole draws rapt attention when she throws
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:41:10 -0700 | sports-news
May 22 The Kansas City Star The whispers began two years ago, but Fort Osage track athlete Asia Cole heard them like sirens running through her head. They came from the stands, echoing in her ears as she stepped into...
Missouri life sentence for juveniles still in flux
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:07:56 -0700 | political-news
The Platte County prosecutor, who heads a statewide association for prosecuting attorneys, said Tuesday that lawmakers' failure to pass a new sentencing structure for juveniles could delay or jeopardize the trials of teens accused of murder. More News Under Missouri...
NORTHLAND NOTES: Track, boys golf and boys tennis
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 12:18:36 -0700 | sports-news
May 21 The Kansas City Star The Grandview boys' track and field team used the Class 3, Sectional 4 boys meet to prove that it remains the team to beat heading into the Missouri Class 3 state championships this weekend...
Missouri lawmakers to study Medicare, other issues before 2014 session
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 05:24:54 -0700 | political-news
Missouri's legislative session is over, but the work may continue for some lawmakers. More News Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey says he is considering appointing at least three committees to study issues before the 2014 session. A joint panel...
Two $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Missouri
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 18:45:09 -0700 | sports-news
The Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million wasn't sold in Missouri. But two Missouri Powerball players were so close to picking all the winning numbers that that their tickets are worth $1 million each. More News The Missouri...
Missouri GOP's legislative success in eye of beholder
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 09:46:36 -0700 | political-news
That desirable word can have different meanings to different people. Missouri House speaker Tim Jones More News Sometimes, success is in the effort...When the Missouri Legislature adjourned its annual session this past week, the Republican majority claimed it was a...
Blue Springs wows the home crowd at sectional track
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 19:24:01 -0700 | sports-news
May 18 Special to The Star With her athletes running on a familiar track in front of familiar faces, Blue Springs girls track coach Jennifer Reeder hoped they would relax, have fun and show what they could do Saturday...All Reeder's...
Lutheran's Rains strikes gold three times at state track
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 17:18:43 -0700 | sports-news
Lutheran junior sprinter Maria Rains stepped to the starting line, closed her eyes, tilted her head toward nothing in particular and went into a brief yet deep thought...Rains later referred to the final day of the Class 2 and Class...
Missouri mom sentenced to prison after fatal car crash
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:46:56 -0700 | travel-news
A central Missouri woman whose son died in a car accident while she was talking on a cellphone has been sentenced to one year in a county jail. More News Thirty-one-year-old Stephanie Wiebold of Meta was sentenced Friday after pleading...
Nixon, GOP clash over Medicaid, driver's licenses
Source: SF Gate
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 03:44:23 -0700 | political-news
Mo. (AP) Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon began his second term with ambitions to expand Medicaid coverage, cap campaign contributions and lengthen the school year. But those priorities ran into a wall of opposition from the largest Republican legislative majority since...
Mo. infrastructure proposals fail at state Capitol
Source: SF Gate
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 10:18:38 -0700 | political-news
Mo. (AP) Numerous Missouri lawmakers wanted to seek voter approval to boost funding for Missouri's transportation system and pay for improvements at colleges and state facilities...State lawmakers wrapped up their annual session Friday without passing a proposed 1-cent sales tax...
Orlando Fringe review: 'Ses-qui-cen-ten-ni-al'
Source: Orlando Sentinel Online
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 01:24:33 -0700 | entertainment-news
Visually, Rosier makes a credible-looking approximation of a proud, if somewhat world-weary leader, although Grant's facial characteristics aren't as well known as the profiles of Lincoln, Washington or Jefferson. Sitting at a table, making occasional use of maps on a...
A miracle recovery begets a medal
Source: Kansas City Star
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 19:40:49 -0700 | sports-news
May 17 The Kansas City Star Less than 24 hours after perhaps the best discus throw of her life, West Platte junior Paige Larison lay in a hospital bed ready for surgery. More News Only 11 days ago, Larison placed...
Mo. lawmakers OK measure aimed at child sex abuse
Source: SF Gate
Jefferson City :: MO :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 14:30:54 -0700 | technology-news
Mo. (AP) Prosecutors in Missouri could use evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions under a proposed state constitutional amendment approved Friday by the state Legislature. The measure would allow use of relevant evidence of past criminal...
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