Illegal immigrants rounded up in a Missouri sting could end up jailed in Springfield

If ‘ICE’ makes a sweep through Missouri to arrest and deport illegal immigrants you can bet the sheriff with the biggest jail in the state will be ready … Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott says he has lots of cells available. The jail holds over 1200 – …

Sleet, ice, snow in forecast for next week in Southwest Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Three rounds of winter weather are in the cards for the Joplin area this week. Steve Lindenberg, of the National Weather Service's Springfield office, said Southwest Missouri could see the first round Tuesday morning and the second …

Missouri fines St. Louis Democratic group for over $5,000 in unreported spending

JEFFERSON CITY — State ethics officials hit a former Democratic Party association in the city of St. Louis and its treasurer with over $13,000 in fines as part of a consent agreement finalized this month. The 19th Ward Democratic Association and treasurer …

Updating Tennessee rankings in college basketball polls after Missouri, Oklahoma wins

Tennessee basketball stayed steady in the rankings after a chaotic weekend for top-ranked teams. The Vols (20-4, 7-4 SEC) are still ranked No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY coaches poll. Auburn lost 90-81 to Florida and Duke lost 77-71 at Clemson. Alabama won …

Woman stabbed inside Missouri general store

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A woman was stabbed inside a Poplar Bluff Casey’s General Store on Sunday night. According to police, the 40-year-old woman was stabbed at the store in the 500 block of East Pine Boulevard around 10:40 p.m. She told …

Hub Acquires Missouri’s Yavitz Insurance

Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Yavitz Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Yavitz Insurance is a privately-owned insurance agency providing comprehensive …

Missouri Corn Scholarship deadline approaching

Maverik to begin Kum & Go rebrands in Missouri and Michigan

Dive Brief: Maverik will begin rebranding Kum & Go convenience stores in Missouri and Michigan in the coming months, the company announced last week. In March, Maverik will start rebranding 54 Kum & Go stores in Missouri. It’ll then move to …

Missouri Republican Party Chairman Peter Kinder wants to clamp down on divisions

When Mike Kehoe approached Peter Kinder about being the chairman of the Missouri Republican Party last year, the former GOP statewide official thought the future governor was sending him into proverbial purgatory. “I said, Mike, is that something a friend …

Grain Belt Express files dozens of eminent domain petitions to build power line across Missouri