UPDATED: 6/18 6:30 p.m.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey drew national attention in June 2020 after they were seen on video brandishing guns outside their mansion and pointing them at protesters, who were walking on a private street toward the home of the St. Louis mayor.
The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed the Second Amendment Preservation Act into law Saturday afternoon.
Uninsured or underinsured residents of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois can receive no-cost dental and optical care until June 25.
The goal is to help medical professionals track if patients are getting more pain killers or other potentially addictive medications than they should so they can provide substance-abuse treatment.
Galloway was appointed auditor after the death of Tom Schweich in 2015. She won a full four-year term in 2018.
The bear population in Missouri has been growing. Still, the bear hunt plan drew a flood of criticism after it was announced.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a "National Month of Action" and outlined additional steps his administration is taking to get 70% of US adults at least one COVID-19 shot by July 4.
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As people are excited to go back to dinning in at their favorite restaurants, Texas Roadhouse, in both Paducah and Cape Girardeau, MO, will host the first-ever hiring event to fill more than 40 full and part-time positions.
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office has canceled the silver alert for 76-year-old Terry Culberson after he was found in Perry County.
A weeklong manhunt for a suspect wanted in the killings of four people ended without another shot fired Monday morning as hundreds of officers surrounded him in South Carolina, authorities said.
The coroner says the woman and her husband were in a lot near their house trying to put an ear tag on a newborn calf when the mother cow attacked, killing the woman.
Voters last year amended the Constitution to expand access to the health insurance program to hundreds of thousands more low-income adults, including the three women. But Parson last week dropped plans to expand Medicaid after the Legislature refused to pay for it.
Mark McCloskey joins a Republican primary field that includes former Gov. Eric Greitens.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a high-profile measure to ban local enforcement of federal gun laws.
The House voted 140-4 Thursday to send the bill to Republican Gov. Mike Parson.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is likely to sign the bill into law.
The governor says a provision in the bill gives lawmakers too much power.
The two Republican governors each claim ending the federal aid programs is necessary for their states' economic health.
PADUCAH — Two dozen Paducahans have been chosen to participate in a training program preparing them for jobs in software development.
The GOP-led House on Thursday tacked the provision on another bill, which then passed the chamber.
A provisional report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the “natural decrease” was the first for a complete year in 110 years.
All Missouri state workers will return to their offices for in-person work no later than Monday, May 17. He also says all state buildings will be open and accessible to the public during normal business hours by this time.
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO — A Mississippi County, Missouri, jury found a Charleston man guilty of second-degree murder and child abuse in connection to the death of an 8-month-old girl.
The confrontation happened in June at the height of protests that followed George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.
Students in a southeast Missouri community will have an opportunity to learn about the outdoors and conservation firsthand on Friday.
The number of Missourians who have been infected with the coronavirus has now topped the half-million mark.
While Missouri’s population growth over the decade was less than the national figure of 7.4%, it was good enough for the state not to lose a congressional seat.
There's always a need for blood donations, especially right now after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down several blood drives.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he hopes to have a new health director within the next two months.
Sheriff Casey A. Graham shared the news about the discovery on the department's Facebook page.
Every adult in the U.S. is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show how well the vaccine rollout is going in each state.
The Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Sheriff's Office on Monday identified the man accused of setting fire to a local church Sunday night.
A suspect has been taken into custody. The State Fire Marshal has been called to the scene.
Called Stronger Together, the campaign will begin next month and will provide vaccination information through radio, TV, print and social media messages.
CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) — The city of Charleston, Missouri, has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died in jail after having his neck pinned down for several minutes under the sheriff's knee.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering setting aside a day each January to honor the late Rush Limbaugh, a proposal that has ignited controversy.
All four of our Local 6 states are pausing the use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Currently, people need permission from religious leaders to bring firearms into places of religious worship.
The memorial, which is at Peace Park across from First Presbyterian Church of Cape Girardeau, will be in place through April 17.
State officials estimate that about 4.5 million Missouri residents are eligible as of Friday.
Missouri's top Republican senator says he's OK not paying for Medicaid expansion.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the ferry is normally forced to close when the Cairo gauge reaches about 44 feet.
Jones is a former state representative who has been treasurer since 2013. She will replace incumbent Mayor Lyda Krewson, who announced in November she would not seek a second term.
New CDC guidance says people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can travel without quarantining or getting tested.
The two are also charged with methamphetamine trafficking and receiving a stolen vehicle.
Governor Mike Parson is providing an update on the coronavirus in Missouri.
“I am the descendant of slaves,” Ferguson Democratic Rep. Raychel Proudie said in an emotional speech on the resolution she sponsored. “I can’t believe I’m standing here.”
U.S. Senator John Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on President Joe Biden to extend former President Donald Trump's executive order freezing visas for certain temporary foreign workers.
