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Alisa's coverage heavily revolves around local government and politics, with a significant focus on legislative developments and legal policy regulations in Missouri. She also covers education to some extent.
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By: Alisa Nelson
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is suing GPD Holdings LLC, also known as CoinFlip. She accuses the cryptocurrency ATM company of allowing scammers to use its machines and charging excessive fees. During a news conference Wednesday in Kansas City, Hanaway called the machines one of the biggest scams of all time in Missouri history in […]
After 81 years, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) says the remains of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Aikman, of Forsyth, have been accounted for. Aikman, 40, was killed in World War II. The federal agency is in charge of finding, recovering, and identifying the remains of U.S. Prisoners of War (POW) and military members […]
By: Alisa Nelson
Cole County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Limbaugh has rejected a lawsuit challenging Amendment 5 – a plan to get rid of Missouri’s income tax. A retired teacher named Jill Owens filed the lawsuit against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, contending the proposed ballot measure is unconstitutional because she says it has more than one subject. […]
By: Alisa Nelson
Missouri does not have an interim state education commissioner and technically does not have a State Board of Education president. Mary Schrag resigned as the president on Tuesday. Schrag, of southern Missouri’s West Plains, served on the board for seven years. “With new State Board members well established and more on the way, this is […]
By: Alisa Nelson
A northeast Missouri school district is changing how younger students use technology in the classroom. The moves comes after state legislative efforts to limit screen time fell short this year. Ralls County schools will scale back one-to-one Chromebooks, which are laptop-style computers used for schoolwork. The dialing back will be for students in kindergarten through […]
The Missouri Board of Education has announced an interim education commissioner. It voted unanimously Monday to appoint Stacey Preis, effective immediately. Preis is not a stranger to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). She served as a deputy education commissioner from 2014 to 2019. According to a news release from DESE, Preis […]
A northwest Missouri man is among five people charged in an alleged plot to kill Ultimate Fighting Championship fans at a White House event last Sunday. Federal documents say Daniel Eskridge of Kidder, Missouri, is accused of helping to coordinate the plan to allegedly target elected leaders and other high-profile figures. Through online chats, the […]
By: Alisa Nelson
The Missouri Department of Conservation says rising costs and a tight budget have led to the decision to eliminate 106 jobs by March 2027. Deputy Director Aaron Jeffries told Missourinet tough decisions had to be made. “The department has looked at our revenues, our ongoing, what I would call fixed costs related to retirement as […]
By: Alisa Nelson
MU Health Care has reduced its staff by 74 people. The positions impacted are mostly non-clinical and administrative jobs. According to a news release, the changes are part of a broader organizational redesign that reflects significant shifts in health care, including workforce dynamics, reimbursement pressures, patient expectations, and increasing operational challenges. Effective August 1, MU […]
Missouri now has two men accused of being part of an alleged plot to attack a White House event this month. A U.S. Justice Department news release says Jordan Rincker, 28, of northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph is accused of planning to kill government leaders, business executives, and others at the June 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship […]
