McCaskill wants more training for service members overseeing sexual assault...
Sen. Claire McCaskill is continuing her push to reduce the number of sexual assaults in the military, but says the challenges are steep. She’s introduced legislation to deal with the way the military...
View ArticleSenators blast military leaders on sex cases (AUDIO)
Both of Missouri’s senators are critical of top military leaders who want to be the ones deciding if sexual assault charges should be filed against those in the services. Senators McCaskill and Blunt...
View ArticleMcCaskill sexual assault language headed to Senate (AUDIO)
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved major changes in the way the military deals with sexual assault cases. Senator McCaskill, a member of the committee, calls them “historic provisions.”...
View ArticleArmy urges teens to talk to a recruiter (AUDIO)
Missouri has about 51 thousand men and women in the military. Sgt. Matthew Gardea of Kansas City is one of them. He says the military is a good option for young people who might not know what they want...
View ArticleFort Leonard Wood backers express relief at lower reduction total
The Army has announced Force Structure Realignment 2020, a plan to restructure its forces and cut uniformed and civilian personnel around the country. It includes the elimination of up to 885 positions...
View ArticleGov. Nixon signs bills to benefit veterans, current members of the military
Gov. Jay Nixon’s office says in a press release that among other provisions, bills will help deployed troops with voting and parental rights, help veterans step back into licensed careers and earn...
View Article40 years ago today: St. Louis fire destroys millions of military records
On July 12, 1973 , a massive fire broke out in a St. Louis archive center that housed most of the Army and Air Force Personnel records from World War I through the Korean War. The fire destroyed up to...
View ArticleMcCaskill questions wasteful military spending (AUDIO)
A checkup by a Senate subcommittee of how well government agencies are eliminating wasteful spending in Afghanistan turns into some close questioning of a prime example. Senator McCaskill’s Wartime...
View ArticleA city, a sub, a sailor and a cop (AUDIO)
A Jefferson City policeman has gone to San Diego so he can be back in the Jefferson City. Officer Andy Lenart first saw Jefferson City, Missouri when he and some Navy colleagues made a namesake city...
View ArticleNational Guard public relations detachment prepares to deploy to Afghanistan
The Missouri National Guard is sending public affairs soldiers to Afghanistan to ready that country for independence. It’s a small detachment, but no less important. Eight citizen soldiers have shipped...
View ArticleSupport group for Fort Wood mobilizing to fight cuts (AUDIO)
Business, government and community leaders from the four counties around Missouri’s biggest military base are mobilizing to limit additional damage caused by the next round of federal sequestration...
View ArticleMcCaskill: Pentagon MIA search a “disgrace” (AUDIO)
Hundreds of Missourians who went off to war in the last seventy-five years have never come home. Senator McCaskill thinks the Pentagon’s location, identification, and return efforts are keeping many...
View ArticleNational Guard teaching civilians to lead (AUDIO)
The National Guard has started teaching civilians how to be leaders. The first lessons are being given to athletic teams. In fact, more than twenty members of the University of Missouri basketball...
View ArticleNorth Missouri soldier killed in combat
A Missouri soldier has been killed while serving in the Middle East. The Department of Defense says Private Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter of Humphreys, Missouri, was killed by an improvised explosive...
View ArticleGovernor orders flags to half-staff to honor fallen soldier
Governor Jay Nixon has ordered all U-S and Missouri flags flown at state buildings throughout the state be flown at half-staff on Thursday, September 5th in honor of fallen soldier Private First Class...
View ArticleCongressional vote on Syria postponed, Blunt says Obama continues to lobby...
President Barack Obama is asking Congress to support what he’s calling a “shot across the bow” at Syria. Sen. Roy Blunt is among those saying he will not support the resolution. Blunt says he respects...
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES: Skelton secures billions for Missouri’s military, 2010...
January 5, 2010 — By Jessica Machetta Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) announces $12 Billion for Missouri’s military, including $6.6 billion for Missouri’s 4th District, $2.5 billion in annual...
View ArticleAdjutant General Stephen Danner recalls campaigning for Skelton as a kid (AUDIO)
Missouri National Guard Adjutant General Steve Danner says Ike Skelton worked tirelessly to secure funding for Missouri’s military, and dedicated his life to the armed services. Former Defense...
View ArticleFormer AP reporter helped Skelton finish memoirs before his death (AUDIO)
Ike Skelton’s memoirs went to print just a few months ago … he held a book signing event in his hometown of Lexington just two weeks ago. Former AP reporter and now consultant Scott Charton helped him...
View ArticleLexington fills with mourners for Skelton’s funeral (AUDIO)
Congressman Ike Skelton’s funeral is today at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo. About 5,500 to 6,000 people are expected. AUDIO: Bob Priddy reports from Lexington (:47)
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