Energy, Missouri
Feds planning mammoth electric line corridor through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois; are residents informed enough to oppose it?The Biden administration is taking public comments on a proposed five-mile-wide electric transmission corridor crossing half of Kansas and all of Missouri – but do residents even have… Read More
Missouri
Missouri doctor settles health insurance fraud charge for $1.2M, whistleblower gets $177K(The Center Square) – A settlement reached with a Missouri doctor and his pain management practice will require a $1.2 million repayment to the federal government. Dr. Nehal Modh and… Read More
Missouri
Missouri school board president runs unregistered for-profit food business out of nonprofit youth center she directs(The Heartlander) — Recently re-elected St. Joseph School District (SJSD) board President LaTonya Williams is running a personal catering business that sold alcohol without a license and continues to operate… Read More
Abortion, Missouri
‘We never tell parents’: Video allegedly showing Missouri’s Planned Parenthood trafficking minors for out-of-state abortions leads to day in courtMissouri’s Planned Parenthood has a First Amendment right to help arrange out-of-state abortions for minors without the knowledge of parents, its attorneys reportedly argued in court this week. “FACT CHECK:… Read More
Missouri
‘Borrower beware’? That appears to be the policy for age-inappropriate books for children at this Kansas City-area libraryThe Missouri secretary of state last year enacted a rule requiring libraries to “adopt written policies determining what material is age-appropriate.” But at least one Kansas City-area library seems… Read More
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‘Parents deserve to know’: Missouri state auditor launches proactive school district finance reviews(The Heartlander) — The Missouri state auditor is fulfilling his campaign promise to proactively audit school districts and provide accountability to parents. Scott Fitzpatrick announced his office is starting with… Read More
Missouri
Minimum police funding, tax exemption for child care providers on August ballot(The Center Square) – Missouri voters will decide on two proposed changes to the state constitution during the primary election on Aug. 6. Amendment 1 would exempt from property taxes… Read More
Missouri
Audit: Hundreds of billions in errors in Missouri’s annual financial report(The Center Square) – An audit of Missouri’s comprehensive financial report for 2023 found billions of dollars in errors and a need for improved internal controls and procedures. “Considering we… Read More
Missouri
Missouri, nation mourn missionaries killed by gang in Haiti as Hawley scolds ‘weak’ Biden for deaths(The Heartlander) — Officials across the country are mourning the loss of two Missouri missionaries in Haiti, a husband-and-wife pair who were killed by one of many armed gangs that… Read More
Missouri
Summer of Fun: 1980s arcade in Springfield is an escape back in timeThis is the first in a series of “Summer of Fun” articles by The Heartlander showcasing fun things to do across Missouri and Kansas. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Read More
Missouri
Missouri home health care leaders plead guilty to $552K of fraudulent Medicaid claims(The Center Square) – Three leaders of a Missouri-based home health care company pleaded guilty to a federal charge of defrauding the state Medicaid program of $552,000. In separate hearings… Read More
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds boaters how to be safe in 2024The Missouri State Highway Patrol is sharing safe boating tips for the lake-crazy state, in advance of National Safe Boating Week May 18-24. Every vessel should… Read More
Missouri
BOLO: Missouri auditor seeks public’s help in finding former St. Louis circuit attorney(The Center Square) – Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is asking the public for information on the whereabouts of former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. The St. Louis Board… Read More
Missouri
Artistic triumph: Art auction lovingly named for its creator at Joplin’s St. Avips Ball’s ‘elegant’ 62nd galaJOPLIN, Mo. – Carey Moen vividly remembers watching her mother, Sana Shagets, dress up to the nines for Joplin’s annual St. Avips Ball to benefit the Spiva Center… Read More
Education, Missouri
School board member Lanning fired from Missouri nonprofit after harassment charges, viral video(The Heartlander) — A Missouri school board member was fired from her nonprofit job weeks after criminal charges for harassment were filed against her and following calls for her resignation. Read More
Education, Missouri
Board members accuse superintendent of ‘manipulating’ Missouri school district as finances implode(The Heartlander) — Two school board members spoke out against the reinstatement of a superintendent in Missouri, accusing the administrator of multiple acts of bad faith as the district’s financial… Read More
Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court orders new election on measure ending KC ‘defund the police’(The Center Square) – Voters will once again decide on a constitutional amendment to increase minimum funding for Kansas City’s police department after the Missouri Supreme Court set aside a… Read More
Missouri
Holistic Drums Alive approach coming to Mountain Grove School DistrictMOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – A pair of educators at Mountain Grove Elementary will combine physical education and music classes to implement Drums Alive curriculum, allowing students to discover… Read More
Health, Missouri
‘Dazed and confused’: Physical therapy providers warn of cost, access, as Missouri fails to enforce law against doctor-owned clinic referralsIt’s supposed to be illegal in Missouri for doctors to refer patients to their own physical therapy clinics. But it appears no one is enforcing the… Read More
Missouri
Missouri woman pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining $104K in pandemic loans(The Center Square) – A Missouri woman admitted to fraudulently obtaining federal pandemic loans for $104,163, according to information from the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri. Read More