Top Missouri Lawmaker Moves to Strip Library Funding

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A powerful Missouri state lawmaker on Tuesday moved to strip state funding for public libraries over a fight about books. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith’s budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, would
Nuclear Contamination Testing At St. Louis-Area Park

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to test for radioactive contamination at a suburban St. Louis park that sits along a notoriously toxic creek, a Corps official said Tuesday. The Corps of
Missouri Senate Endorses Transgender Health Restrictions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a pair of bills that would temporarily prohibit gender transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports. The Senate
Groundbreaking For New Nixa Fire Headquarters

(KTTS News) — The Nixa Fire Department will break ground today on its new fire department headquarters. The $3.2 million dollar project will be built at 710 North McCroskey Street next to Little Caesar’s Pizza. Once the
Early Voting Begins Today For April 4 Election

(KTTS News) — Early voting begins today for the April 4 election in Missouri. State law says all registered voters in Missouri can start voting two weeks before each election. Unlike absentee voting, you don’t have to
Search for missing Missouri woman leads to abandoned

(FOX News) – Family and friends of a Missouri woman last heard from nearly a week ago are frantically looking for her. Jacquelyn “Jacque” Elizabeth Mitchell, 39, was last known to be going to a restaurant in St.
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 03.21.23

Trump: Former President Trump addressed his supporters in a late-night video Monday, where he maintained his innocence amid ongoing legal fights. Trump addresses potential Stormy Daniels indictment in late-night video address on Truth Social (Fox News) Michael
Pres. Biden issues first veto blocking retirement investment resolution critical of ‘woke’ ideas

President Biden issued the first veto of his presidency on Monday, blocking a resolution that would have tossed what Republicans called a “woke” Department of Labor rule to weigh the effect of climate change and social factors
Jury finds 3 men guilty in 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion

On Monday, a Florida jury found three men guilty in the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy), who was 20-years-old at the time of his death. The jury in Broward County convicted Michael Boatwright,
Amanda Bynes hospitalized and placed on psychiatric hold

Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized and placed on a psychiatric hold after reportedly roaming around the streets of downtown Los Angeles naked. According to TMZ, Bynes was found not wearing clothes and wandering the streets alone in the