Missouri governor signs military tuition, yoga, and more bills into law
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has signed into law more bills passed by the legislature before its session ended a month ago. Among bills signed today is SB 968, that allows certain military members lower...
View ArticleMissouri Congressman targets VA officials’ bonuses if top spots have lengthy...
East-central Missouri congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) is introducing legislation that would prohibit pay bonuses for senior VA officials if director positions at VA facilities go unfilled for more...
View ArticleVeterans continue Honor Flights to Washington D.C.
Some Mid-Missouri veterans will depart from Columbia early Wednesday to visit Washington, D.C. Central Missouri Honor Flight President Mary Paulsell says this is the largest-ever honor flight for her...
View ArticleMissouri gunman awarded five medals while a Marine
The Kansas City man who killed three officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge Sunday received five medals while serving as a Marine. U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Public Affairs Officer Yvonne...
View ArticleBlunt: police attacks show need for greater access to mental health services...
Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) says recent police attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge involving gunmen with military backgrounds demonstrate that soldiers and veterans need increased access to mental...
View ArticleEmbattled Missouri Veterans Commission director on paid leave
Missouri Veterans Commission Executive Director Larry Kay has been placed on paid administrative leave. That’s according to Deputy Director Bryan Hunt, who will serve as the acting Executive Director...
View Article(VIDEO) Funeral held nearly 64 years after Airman’s death
Photos and video courtesy of Mike Lear Nearly 64 years after his death, the funeral was held Saturday for Airman Wayne Dean Jackson of Downing. Jackson was one of 52 men killed November 22, 1952, when...
View ArticleMissouri Airman buried, nearly 64 years after deadly military plane crash
By Mike Lear Nearly 64 years after he died in a military plane crash on the side of an Alaskan mountain, Airman 3rd Class Wayne Dean Jackson of Downing has been laid to rest. The wreckage of the C-124...
View Article2016 Missouri State Fair includes two record attendance days
The Missouri Department of Agriculture says about 350,000 people attended the 2016 State Fair in Sedalia, which is at or slightly above last year. MDA Legislative Affairs Director Tony Benz says...
View ArticleGovernor Nixon speaks before group focused on cybersecurity
Governor Jay Nixon addressed a state sponsored cybersecurity summit Tuesday in Jefferson City. Several hundred people representing local governments, law enforcement, business and education gathered at...
View ArticleMcCaskill slams House Republicans, touts Democratic chances in election
Senator Claire McCaskill’s touring Missouri military installations with an eye on November’s election. McCaskill’s accused House Republicans of being irresponsible with the country’s defense by...
View ArticleMissouri state lawmaker reflects on Iraq deployment
State Senator Will Kraus (R-Lee’s Summit) received word that changed his life and his family’s life for part of 2003 and 2004. He learned he would be among thousands of U.S. soldiers who served their...
View ArticleMissouri Congressman: Clinton misspoke about troops statement
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the U.S. will never again put ground troops in Iraq or Syria. She says America will defeat ISIS without committing American soldiers. Congressman...
View ArticleTwo Afghan military students in Missouri are reported to be AWOL
Two Afghan military students at Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood are reported to be among seven such students in four states who are absent without leave since last month. Both were reported missing...
View ArticleMissouri Congresswoman Hartzler discusses 9-11 vote and defense spending bill
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) has voted to sustain President Barack Obama’s (D) veto of a 9-11 bill that she says could have unintended consequences involving the military’s security. The...
View ArticleMcCaskill wants Missouri veterans clinic to expand business hours
Nearly 6,000 Missourians, including about 1,600 rural veterans, want service expanded at the Salem Veterans Clinic in south central Missouri. They want the facility’s doors open five days a week,...
View ArticleMissouri VA official: homelessness among veterans declining in Columbia area
As many as 400 veterans seeking homeless services went to the Truman Veterans’ Memorial Hospital in Columbia last year for the first time. That’s according to Sarah Froese with the Truman facility. A...
View ArticleDedication planned to honor mid-Missouri soldiers caught in middle of...
Two fallen mid-Missouri soldiers who had a monument in their honor removed last year from the Boone County Courthouse, will have highway signs dedicated to them next month. A bill sponsored by State...
View ArticleU.S. Defense Secretary credits Iraqi soldiers for decision to visit Missouri...
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he has learned first-hand the contributions being made by Fort Leonard Wood soldiers. During a recent visit to Iraq, some Iraqi soldiers told Carter that many of...
View ArticleMissouri based provider of home loans to veterans raising big money for...
While the country honors people who’ve served in the military on Veterans Day, a Missouri company is helping to gift a “smart home” for a triple amputee veteran. Employees of Columbia based Veterans...
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