Missouri

Local prospects test tangibles at NFL Combine

March 5, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

The NFL Combine’s on-field workouts invited some of the top 2026 prospects for a showcase of athleticism and skill over the weekend. All four of North Carolina’s Power 4 programs were represented at the event […]

What to watch in primaries in Arizona, Michigan, elsewhere

August 2, 2022 Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Primary elections are behind held in six states on Tuesday. In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican […]

Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners

March 28, 2022 Margaret Stafford, Associated Press

LIBERTY, Mo. — A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpoints when he airs Russian state-sponsored programming in the […]

Twitter suspends US Senate candidate over transgender tweet

March 1, 2022 Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a tweet Twitter says violates the social media site’s rules against hateful conduct, even after the social media platform […]

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states

December 2, 2021 David A. Lieb, Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal […]

Chase slammed for clash over GOP event with Donald Trump Jr.

November 23, 2021 Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Conservatives railed against JPMorgan Chase after a subsidiary pulled out of a business deal related to a Missouri political fundraiser that was to feature Donald Trump Jr. Missouri political action committee Defense […]

Reimagined Harry Truman presidential library set to reopen

July 1, 2021 Margaret Stafford, Associated Press

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — After nearly two years of renovations complicated by COVID-19 restrictions, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is ready to welcome visitors back with an updated focus on how Truman’s legacy […]

Missouri GOP Rep. Hartzler officially joins Senate race

June 10, 2021 Associated Press

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who represents a very conservative and mostly rural area of central and western Missouri in Congress, officially entered the crowded race Thursday for the Senate seat fellow […]

Is Blunt’s exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?

March 18, 2021 Jim Salter, Associated Press

O’FALLON, Mo. — Eric Greitens’ political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Now, he appears primed to test whether Sen. Roy Blunt’s retirement provides a path for redemption. Greitens, the […]

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won’t seek reelection in 2022

March 8, 2021 Summer Ballentine and Jim Salter, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday he will not seek reelection, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to not seek another term in a party searching for direction after […]