Medicaid Expansion

Hospitals, health care advocates launch campaign to authorize Medicaid expansion through statewide vote

Missouri’s hospitals and a coalition of individuals and organizations supporting Medicaid expansion announced the launch of a campaign to let Missouri voters decide the future of expanded coverage to low-income individuals caught in the “coverage gap.” “Missouri is among only a handful of states to not expand Medicaid. As a result, approximately 200,000 citizens of […]

MoDOT opens road to traffic

Carroll County Route 41 to remain open to traffic

Carroll County Route 41 from U.S. Route 24 to Miami will not close next week. H.B. Construction, Inc, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, is currently under contract to complete road repairs in order reopen the road to two-lane traffic, but a project timeline has not been determined. Closure of Route 41 would not […]

Bridge Work

MoDOT to replace 40 rural northern Missouri bridges

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be able to replace 40 bridges in northern Missouri as a result of an announcement by Congressman Sam Graves that Missouri has received a $20.7 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Competitive Highway Bridge Program. The bridges, all located north of I-70, are in poor condition, […]

Richard James Stumph

Court sets bond for Chillicothe man accused of sodomy

The bond was amended in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a Chillicothe man charged with felony sodomy or attempted sodomy, first degree, victim less than 12 years old. Online court information shows the court amended 29-year-old Richard James Stumph’s bond to $50,000 cash only, 10% allowed. He was originally […]

Unemployment Benefits Graphic

Application deadline approaching for disaster unemployment benefits in six Missouri counties

The Missouri Department of Labor’s Division of Employment Security will accept applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for individuals in six Missouri counties through September 5, 2019, whose employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began April 29, 2019, and ended July 5, 2019. A disaster assistance amendment was […]

I-435 and I-70 Interchange

Major Traffic Alert: Portion of I-70 in Kansas City will close September 6-9 to enable bridge demolition

The Missouri Department of Transportation will have a COMPLETE CLOSURE of Interstate 70 in both directions between I-435 and I-470/Route 291 beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, September 6, until approximately 5 a.m. on Monday, September 9. This closure is for the demolition of the directional ramps from southbound I-435 to eastbound I-70 and northbound […]