(AP) Two single mothers are among a group of women suing Missouri for denying them access to Medicaid health care as called for in the state Constitution. The two mothers and a third woman sued Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s administration Thursda...
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Lincoln picks men’s basketball coach to be interim president
Lincoln University has named one of its basketball coaches to be interim president. The Jefferson City school said on Thursday that John Moseley will start the job on May 22. LU announced on Sunday that Jerald Woolfolk was stepping down as president at...
Read More »Two more arrests over Walmart shots fired
Two more people have been arrested over those gunshots outside a west Columbia Walmart last week. Police said on Wednesday night that Mariquan Midgyett, 23, is accused of first degree assault and armed criminal action. Shaquail Midgyett, 20, is accused...
Read More »US jobless claims decline to 444,000, a new pandemic low
(AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restrictions ease. Thursday’s r...
Read More »House backs commission on Jan. 6 riot over GOP objections
(AP) — The House has voted to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate as Republican leaders work to stop a bipartisan investigation that is opp...
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