News Briefs for Friday (May 12, 2023)

Crossroads Offender Death From Sunday The Missouri Department of Corrections has announced the death of an offender housed at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron that took place Sunday. Read more…

City Of Kearney Wins Missouri Municipal League Innovation Award The City of Kearney has been announced as a winner in the 2023 Missouri Municipal League Innovation Awards. Read more…

Mercer County Lifesavers Two North Central Missouri College students are credited with life-saving actions during a recent event in Princeton. Read more…

Princeton School Hired Principal, Softball Coach Princeton School Board members agreed to participate in a Career Ladder Program for the 2023-24 school year during their May meeting. Read more…

 

 

POTUS Candidate Proposes Raising Voting Age (Radio Iowa) Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is proposing that the voting age be raised to 25, with some exceptions. Read more…

Iowa Governor Says Raising Teachers’ Pay, Elementary Students’ Literacy Main Focus in 2024 (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds says after providing state-funded accounts to cover private school expenses, raising the pay of PUBLIC school teachers will be on her 2024 legislative agenda.  Read more…

GRC East All-Conference Baseball Team Announced

MSHSAA Postseason Baseball Series Begins

Central Decatur Automatically Qualifies Girls SHR And 3 Boys In Individual Events In State Track Qualifying Meet

Farm Groups Decry U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing California Swine Regulations (Radio Iowa) The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected two major farm groups’ challenge of a California law requiring breeding pigs to have more space in livestock confinements. Read more…

Corn Exports Struggle as Dollar Strengthens (USDA) U.S. corn exports continue to struggle. Read more…

Friday Weather
National Weather Service-Kansas City
Click here for Weather Alerts
Click Here for Your Local Weather Forecast

Check the Latest Area Obituaries