Veterans with organization Greitens founded help in hurricane-stricken regions
The Mission Continues, a St. Louis-based organization, has mobilized more than 250 veterans to areas of Texas and Florida that have been devastated by recent hurricanes. The men and women have traded...
View ArticleGovernor Greitens: 800 new National Guard jobs are coming to Missouri (AUDIO)
Governor Eric Greitens (R) announced Tuesday in Jefferson City that 800 new Missouri National Guard jobs are coming to the Show-Me State. Greitens and Missouri National Guard Adjutant General Stephen...
View ArticleMcCaskill goes to bat for St. Louis Cardinals anti-terrorism efforts
The St. Louis Cardinals could soon be one of the first major league baseball teams to receive legal protections for making security upgrades if terrorists target Busch Stadium. U.S. Senator Claire...
View ArticleMissouri House Committee will hold hearing about lawmaker’s Facebook post...
The House Ethics Committee will hold a November preliminary hearing involving a western Missouri lawmaker’s controversial Facebook post. The Missouri House Ethics Committee met briefly in closed...
View ArticleMissouri lawmaker Warren Love reacts to House Ethics Committee (AUDIO)
A western Missouri lawmaker is apologizing again for a controversial August Facebook post. The Missouri House Ethics Committee will hold a November preliminary hearing involving State Rep. Warren Love,...
View ArticleMissouri Congresswoman Hartzler wants to address VA hiring shortage
A Missouri Congresswoman says the VA is struggling to recruit, hire and retain qualified medical professionals. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, traveled to Columbia’s Truman VA Hospital last...
View ArticleMcCaskill seeks information about Afghan trainees going AWOL in U.S.
From 2005 to 2017, more than 2,500 individuals from Afghanistan came to the United States for training through various military programs. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, wants answers from...
View ArticleHegeman: Missouri must do everything it can to support military bases
A northwest Missouri lawmaker says the Show-Me State should be “kept off the chopping block” when it comes to future rounds of base closings. State Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, says Missouri sees $14...
View ArticleMcCaskill seeks information about Afghan trainees going AWOL in U.S.
From 2005 to 2017, more than 2,500 individuals from Afghanistan came to the United States for training through various military programs. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, wants answers from...
View ArticleHegeman: Missouri must do everything it can to support military bases
A northwest Missouri lawmaker says the Show-Me State should be “kept off the chopping block” when it comes to future rounds of base closings. State Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, says Missouri sees $14...
View ArticleMissouri settles with deceptive charity
Missouri Attorney General Joshua Hawley, R, says a settlement has been reached between 24 states and VietNow National Headquarters, Inc., resulting in the organization’s closure. In its most recent...
View Article(AUDIO) After 60 years of silence, Missouri veteran shares fascinating Korean...
The Korean War – often called the “forgotten war”- is far from forgotten by 91-year-old Leonard Adreon, who has written a vivid memoir describing his time there in 1951. During the St. Louis native’s...
View ArticleMizzou to offer ROTC scholarship
Mizzou will soon offer a scholarship that will make college more affordable for students who want to serve as commissioned military officers. Beginning in the fall of 2018, scholarships will be offered...
View ArticleMissouri legislator: Gun control is not the answer to mass shootings problem
Renewed calls for tighter gun regulations are being made nationwide and in Missouri since this week’s Florida school shooting. Seventeen people were killed in the Broward County massacre and the...
View ArticleMissouri Lieutenant Governor honors those fighting for change at Veteran’s Home
Family members, volunteers, and employees are being honored for their efforts of bringing to light the inadequate care at the St. Louis Veteran’s Home. On Monday, Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson, R,...
View ArticleMexico Veterans Home receives proclamation from Missouri Governor Greitens
(This story is written by reporter Mathew Pilger at Missourinet Mexico affiliate KXEO Radio and Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth) MEXICO, Mo.- Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) traveled to the Mexico...
View ArticleMizzou study finds horseback riding helps veterans coping with PTSD
A University of Missouri study of 29 veterans shows that the participants had a significant decline in post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, scores just weeks after prescribed therapeutic horseback...
View ArticleMissouri U.S. Senators race to avoid sending federal workers home from...
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have until Friday night to pass a federal budget or risk putting some federal employees, in Missouri and elsewhere, out of work until the issue is resolved. Congress has...
View ArticleEight Missouri cities join in worldwide marches against gun violence in schools
More than 800 marches tomorrow across the country and world, including eight in Missouri, will rally against gun violence in schools. Kim Westerman with the St. Louis chapter of Moms Demand Action for...
View ArticleSenator Blunt will address the Missouri House on Wednesday
Senator Roy Blunt (R) is scheduled to address the Missouri House Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. He’s expected to update the 163-member House on congressional issues impacting Missourians. Blunt...
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