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Flood Warning issued July 4 at 5:52AM CDT until July 7 at 1:52AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
…The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a. Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri…. Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Henry, Johnson and Cass. Counties. * WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE…Big Creek at Blairstown. * WHEN…From this afternoon to early Sunday morning.
Flash flooding this morning, more rain later today
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Today is a First Alert Weather Impact Day. Rain, heavy at times, and thunderstorms will sweep from west-to-east early this morning. This first round of rain will end between now and 8 a.m. Flash flooding and creek/river flood is possible. Mainly dry between 8 a.m....
Iconic Drug Store Closing Stores Including Missouri Locations
Walgreens first opened in 1901 under the name Walgreen Drug Co., and it has been trying to help people feel better ever since. Unfortunately, some Walgreens customers are about to be impacted by significant store closures. On Thursday, news came out that Walgreens will close a "substantial number" of its...
Governor Parson to decide on Blair’s Law in the coming days
Democratic State Representative Mark Sharp says the penalty for celebratory gunfire is currently only a fine and violation of a city ordinance. Blair's mom, Michele Shanahan DeMoss, says if a large public safety bill is signed into law this month, it'd now be a state offense.
Missouri A.G. Sues New York for Dumbest Reason Ever
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit Wednesday against New York state alleging that the gag orders placed on Donald Trump during his hush-money trial constituted election interference. The lawsuit alleged that Trump’s gag orders and impending sentencing, which was recently postponed to September, illegally interfered with elections in other states, violated the Purcell principle, and violated the First Amendment rights of the citizens of Missouri “to listen to the campaign speech of a specific individual on specific topics.”In the filing, lawyers for Missouri argued that the gag orders placed on Trump should be removed, “so Missourians can participate in...
RNC committee affirms challenge to replace Missouri delegates
The Missouri Republican Party must replace 54 national convention delegates and alternate delegates, a Republican National Convention (RNC) committee recently ruled, citing “alarming irregularities” in the state’s convention process in May. The RNC Committee on Contests, in a ruling last week, affirmed a challenge brought by two individuals who were members of another slate of…
Missouri lawmaker forms committee on crimes committed by unlawful immigrants
The Missouri House of Representatives has formed a committee to investigate crimes committed by illegal immigrants, ABC 17 News reported. The group, chaired by Rep. Lane Roberts, seeks to "identify the extent of crimes committed by people living in Missouri and determine solutions to the problem," the outlet explained. The...
In GOP race for MO governor, internal poll by pro-Kehoe PAC suggests 3-way contest
After months of polls showing Bill Eigel in a distant third place in the GOP primary for Missouri governor, a new survey suggests he may be within striking distance of the frontrunners. And the poll giving Eigel a boost was paid for by one of his campaign rivals, though it...
Lack of action by the governor has hobbled Missouri’s campaign ethics watchdog
Missourians stand to lose their ethics watchdog due to the lack of a functioning commission that is charged with holding elected officials and candidates accountable. The stalled Missouri Ethics Commission is at a historic point of inaction, waiting for the governor to appoint new commission members. Missourians rely on the commission to hold candidates and […] The post Lack of action by the governor has hobbled Missouri’s campaign ethics watchdog appeared first on Missouri Independent.
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