Posted 7:34 PM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

FULTON (AP) - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says it is a good time for the state Board of Education to "monitor and evaluate" concerns raised about Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro.

The Kansas City Star reported newly disclosed emails show Indianapolis-based CEE-Trust was hired as a (More)

Posted 6:35 PM 12/9/2013 by Jonathan Deutsch, KOMU 8 Reporter

ASHLAND - A special meeting to discuss the possible impeachment of Ward 2 Alderman Jeff Anderson ended just seconds after it began.

Only two of the six aldermen were present, along with the mayor.

Mayor Gene Rhorer called the meeting to order, called roll, and then ended the (More)

Posted 5:52 PM 12/9/2013 by Lauren Bale, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - In 2011 37,294.80 ounces of methamphetamine drugs were seized by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Despite the fact that Missouri is the meth capital of the nation, the show-me state (More)

Posted 5:40 PM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - Alan Scher Zagier, a St. Louis-based reporter for The Associated Press, was named the AP's Fred Moen Kansas-Missouri 2013 Staffer of the Year for coverage of higher education and law enforcement.

Zagier, 46, was cited by AP for education coverage along with (More)

Posted 5:39 PM 12/9/2013 by Taeler De Haes, KOMU Reporter

COLUMBIA - Columbia was ranked No. 1 best-performing small city in the country. The data came from the Milken Institute's annual review of U.S. best-performing cities.

This study did not include quality (More)

Posted 4:16 PM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

NEOSHO (AP) - A 34-year-old southwest Missouri woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in the methadone overdose death of her 22-month-old son.

Elizabeth Farnam, of Granby, pleaded guilty in September to second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the June 2012 (More)

Posted 4:07 PM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - The federal government will move 900 employees to downtown Kansas City.

The General Services Administration announced Monday that its employees will move from the Bannister Federal Complex in south Kansas City to an office building near Union Station.

The (More)

Posted 3:12 PM 12/9/2013 by Devon Fasbinder, KOMU 8 Digital Producer

CINCINNATI - The E.W. Scripps Company bought Newsy, the Columbia digital video news provider for $35 million Monday.

According to Scripps, Newsy is a five-year-old startup that has built its early success on a multi-source, multi-platform approach to storytelling.

"This acquisition (More)

Posted 3:08 PM 12/9/2013 by Nicole Neidenberg, KOMU 8 Reporter

FULTON - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon addressed reporters at the state's oldest psychiatric hospital, Monday. Nixon announced $11 million in state funds will be available for the planning and design of a new facility at the site of the Fulton State Hospital. 

"Rebuilding these (More)

Posted 2:25 PM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

CAPE GIRARDEAU (AP) - A judge has set a May trial date for a southeast Missouri truck driver charged in the death of a 17-year-old girl in an April traffic accident.

Thirty-four-year-old Bobby Joe Abernathy, of Jackson, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault in (More)

Posted 2:18 PM 12/9/2013 by Rachel Wittel, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - American Airlines and U.S. Airways finalized their merger Monday. It could mean more flights out of Columbia Regional Airport.

Airport Advisory Board Chair Greg Cecil said he does not yet know how this will affect Columbia, but the possibility of more flights exists.

"We (More)

Posted 12:12 PM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - The Springfield school district is discussing how to make high school, particularly the senior year, more challenging for its students.

The goal is to improve the students' chances of succeeding in college or in careers.

Associate Superintendent Justin Herrell is (More)

Posted 11:26 AM 12/9/2013 by The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - After going nearly three years without an execution, Missouri is preparing for its second in three weeks.

Allen Nicklasson is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for killing Richard Drummond, a businessman who stopped to help when he saw a car stranded along (More)