U.S. House passes bill that would name post office after fallen Missouri soldier
Columbia’s downtown post office building could be named in honor of a fallen mid-Missouri soldier. The U.S. House has passed a bill that would honor Army specialist Sterling William Wyatt, who was...
View ArticleMissouri Congressional member proposes enhancements to VA doctor recruitment
A U.S. House committee is considering whether to let VA hospitals recruit and hire future doctors up to two years prior to completion of required training. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, R-Missouri, is...
View ArticleChillicothe to put up signs designating it as a Purple Heart City
Chillicothe is placing signs soon to show its support for America’s soldiers who have received the Purple Heart medal. City Administrator Darin Chappell tells Missourinet affiliate KCHI in Chillicothe...
View ArticleSharp divide on border wall illustrates differences between McCaskill, Hawley...
Among the big policy disagreements between the two Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate, this November is whether to build the border wall President Trump is demanding. Since missing one of the...
View ArticleGovernor Parson visits replica Vietnam veterans wall in southeast Missouri
Governor Mike Parson visited and toured the National Veterans Memorial in southeast Missouri’s Perryville Wednesday. The memorial is a replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. It is still under...
View ArticleHistorians push to install statue of black Civil War Soldier in southeast...
Historians want to add a historical attraction to Ivers Square in the downtown section of southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau. It’s a limited edition bronze statue of a black soldier who fought in the...
View ArticleKander bows out of Kansas City mayor’s race; “After 11 years of trying to...
In July, Democrat Jason Kander announced his campaign for Kansas City. Today, Kander announced on Twitter he’s dropping out of the race and “passing his oar” for a bit to focus on his mental health....
View ArticleRemains return home today of Missouri Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack
The remains of a northern Missouri Navy Sailor return home today – 77 years after getting killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Second Class Harold Loyd Head of Laclede was on the USS Oklahoma...
View ArticleState officials look to boost pay for some Missouri veterans home workers
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe says the Missouri Veterans Commission is working to find ways to enhance pay for some state veterans home workers. Kehoe, a Republican, tells Missourinet commissioners...
View ArticleVFW member discovers important artifact in attic of Missouri post
A historic flag has been found at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in southeast Missouri’s Farmington. VFW Commander Bud Davis says a member discovered a USS Missouri flag tucked away in the attic....
View ArticleMizzou football team to honor 117 MU Doughboys who died in World War I
The Missouri Tiger football team will be wearing special uniforms Saturday at Faurot Field in Columbia to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War I. Mizzou hosts Vanderbilt at...
View ArticleEastern Missouri town looks to post office dedicated to fallen hero on...
An eastern Missouri city can look to a post office named after one of its fallen heroes on the observance of Veterans Day 2018. In late August, the United States Postal Service held a dedication...
View ArticleArmy veteran, Missouri newsman says his heart remains in Vietnam village
A central Missouri Army veteran says his 1968 Vietnam War experience draws him back to the communist nation. While taking one year off from college, Bob Bosma of mid-Missouri’s Boonville received a...
View ArticleAmerican Legion national commander to speak in Missouri Thursday evening
The American Legion’s national commander will be in Missouri’s capital city Thursday night to speak at a Legion post dinner. National Commander Brett Reistad has been invited to speak at the Roscoe...
View ArticleMissouri veterans post in jeopardy of closing
A southeast Missouri military veterans post is in danger of closing its doors. Farmington Veterans of Foreign Wars commander Bud Davis says more members are dying than joining his post. “This is...
View ArticleMissouri soldiers deploy for Kuwait
Family, friends and supporters have gathered today at a Missouri National Guard armory in Jefferson City to wish farewell to six soldiers heading to Kuwait. The unit will be overseas for an undisclosed...
View ArticleAmerican Legion National Commander speaks in Jefferson City
(This is the first in a two-part series from Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth about the American Legion) The commander of Jefferson City’s American Legion Post says it was a huge honor to have the...
View ArticleMissouri installation has largest Thanksgiving event in Department of Defense
What’s probably the biggest Thanksgiving feast in Missouri takes place at south-central Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood military installation. The base provides nearly 12,000 meals during its annual...
View ArticleAmerican Legion National Commander outlines 2019 priorities
(This is the second in a two-part series from Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth about the American Legion) The American Legion plans to ask Congress to change the law involving membership eligibility in...
View ArticleFormer Missouri Senator Bond reflects on President George H.W. Bush’s legacy
A former Missouri senator who spent 24 years on Capitol Hill praises former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday in Houston at the age of 94. Former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond describes his Republican...
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