News Briefs for Monday (April 3, 2023)

Superintendents Vote On Name And Branding For New GRC School Grouping Following a vote to split the membership of schools who have recently been known as the Grand River Conference, a decision has been made by one of the splitting groups about the name they will take going forward. Read more…

Princeton School Announces Personnel Actions The Princeton School Board announced some personnel items following a closed meeting this week. Read more…

Two Killed in Crash South of Polo POLO, MO – Two Jefferson City residents died in an accident Friday morning in Caldwell County. Read more…

Cyber Safety Night Scheduled at South Harrison BETHANY, MO – South Harrison R-II School District will host a cyber safety night for parents and community members on Thursday, April 13th at South Harrison High School. Read more…

Gallatin Driver Hospitalized With Serious Injuries Following Accident WINSTON, MO- An accident in Daviess County Friday evening left a Gallatin woman with serious injuries. Read more…

Next Lane Closure Of I35 At Kearney Starts Tuesday The next lane closure as part of the project building a new interchange on Interstate 35 in Kearney has been announced, and it begins tomorrow (Tuesday). Read more…

U.S. Route 36, Route 759 Ramp Work To Resume Following Winter Shutdown The rehabilitation of a major bridge in St. Joseph is set to resume after being put on pause for the winter. Read more…

Florida Pair Arrested Saturday in Gentry County For Forgery Troopers arrested two Florida men Saturday afternoon in Gentry County on 60 counts of forgery and other charges. Read more…

COMMENTARY How It’s Always Been Done Isn’t Always The Way It Should Be Done by Garrett Hawkins, President of Missouri farm Bureau

Missouri House Approves Bill Expanding Funding Availability For Future Veterinarians The Missouri House has approved a bill which is intended to increase the availability for potential veterinarians. Read more…

Missouri Politicians Respond to Pres. Trump Indictment (Missourinet) Missouri politicians are responding to the indictment of former President Trump. Read more…

Planned Parenthood Sues Missouri Attorney General Over Organization’s Trans Healthcare Program (Missourinet) Planned Parenthood has sued Missouri’s attorney general over an investigation into the organization’s transgender healthcare program. Read more…

Missouri Soldiers Killed In Crash Of Two Black Hawk Helicopters Near Ft. Campbell Kentucky (MISSOURINET) – Two Missourians were among the nine soldiers killed in a crash of two Black Hawk helicopters near Ft Campbell Kentucky Wednesday night. Read more…

Missouri Awards $250,000 In Digital Equity Act Funding (MISSOURINET) – Missouri awards thousands in Digital Equity Act Funding to help bridge the digital divide. Read more…

Distracted Driving Bill Heads To Missouri House (MISSOURINET) – The Missouri Senate has given the green light to legislation designed to prevent distracted driving. Read more…

Proposed Program Aims To Honor Missouri’s U.S. Military Veterans (MISSOURINET) – Giving veterans the honor they deserve and honoring the U.S. military members who did not come home. Read more…

Medicaid Coverage Projected to End For Up to 160,000 Iowans (Radio Iowa) Starting tomorrow (Saturday), state officials may begin terminating Medicaid healthcare coverage for thousands of Iowans who were enrolled in the program during the pandemic. Read more…

Several Education-Related Measures Combined Into One Omnibus Package (Radio Iowa) A House committee has combined several education-related measures into one 38-page bill and it includes some of Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposals. Read more…

KC Chiefs Extend Training Camp Deal with Missouri Western (Missourinet) The Kansas City Chiefs have extended an agreement with Missouri Western State University to make St. Joseph the home of Chiefs Training Camp through 2024. Read more…