Posted 9:24 PM 5/21/2013 by Matt Evans

JEFFERSON CITY -In Missouri's House, the worlds of politics and religion often collide.

"That's where this bill comes from. It doesn't come from me, it doesn't come from some special interest," said Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones, R-Eureka, while debating a bill passionately on the (More)

Posted 8:10 PM 5/21/2013 by Maddy Glab

COLUMBIA - The Voluntary Action Center (VAC) revealed 12 services through a calendar in tonight's 12th annual Spring Into Action.

The VAC helps low-income families become more stable through providing life needs and services. The goal of "the reveal" was to communicate VAC's work (More)

Posted 7:39 PM 5/21/2013 by Andrea Park

COLUMBIA - In the wake of the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, the Boone County Office of Emergency Management urged Mid-Missourians to plan safety precautions and prepare for severe weather.

Emergency Management says the average lead time for tornado warnings is 13 minutes. This means (More)

Posted 7:43 PM 5/21/2013 by Jamie Ries

COLUMBIA - The Ronald McDonald House celebrated its 30th anniversary Tuesday at its new construction site. 

The Ronald McDonald House Charities began when parents of a child with leukemia prompted the efforts of an NFL team, a children's hospital, McDonald's restaurants and the (More)

Posted 6:18 PM 5/15/2013 by Matt Evans and Project 573 Staff

COLUMBIA - Members of a Missouri School of Journalism reporting team called Project 573 spent the last few months diving in-depth into a new and growing religious demographic of people called "Nones." According to a 2012 Pew Report on religion, one in five Americans now identifies him or herself (More)

Posted 6:14 PM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press

JOPLIN (AP) - A Joplin business owner says vandals who struck over the weekend forced him to shut down for two days amid an estimated $37,000 in damage and theft.

The Joplin Globe reports the vandals broke into two buildings at Big John's Heavy Equipment and did extensive damage to the (More)

Posted 6:02 PM 5/21/2013 by KOMU Staff

KANSAS CITY - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former Kansas City resident was indicted by a federal grand jury for producing child pornography.

Paul Leslie Kannarr, 68, formerly of Kansas City, was charged in a 10-count (More)

Posted 5:24 PM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon says federal help is being offered to residents and businesses in several eastern Missouri counties affected by severe weather in April.

Nixon's office said Tuesday the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans to residents and (More)

Posted 4:48 PM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) - Two new lawsuits have been filed against a Kansas City priest convicted of taking lewd photographs and the officials who oversaw him.

Plaintiff's attorney Rebecca Randles says the latest suits bring the total number of cases filed over the Rev. Shawn Ratigan's conduct to (More)

Posted 4:43 PM 5/21/2013 by KOMU Staff

The Cole County Health Department (CCHD) has identified the earlier reported illness at the Cole R-1 Elementary and Middle School as Norovirus.

The investigation isolated Norovirus as a cause of illness among students based on their symptoms, onset (More)

Posted 4:39 PM 5/21/2013 by Christine Roto

COLUMBIA - The spring weather brings tornadoes sweeping across the nation, but the Columbia Public School District says its teachers are ready to keep students safe in case of an emergency.

Michelle Baumstark, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Schools, says the district sent out a letter (More)

Posted 3:53 PM 5/21/2013 by Elaina O'Connell

COLUMBIA - After the devestating EF-5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma yesterday, Mid-Missouri decided to do its part by collecting donations and volunteering. The tornado killed dozens of people and more than one-hundred more were injured.

Earlier today, a volunteer nurse from the (More)

Posted 3:30 PM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Another round of protests involving United Mine Workers of America and their supporters results in about a dozen arrests in downtown St. Louis.

Several hundred protesters gathered again Tuesday near the federal courthouse, the site of a recent bankruptcy case involving St. (More)