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Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Missouri Legislature Set to Convene with Packed Agenda — and Continued GOP Infighting

Missouri lawmakers will return to the Capitol at noon on Wednesday faced with a lengthy to-do list and still simmering dysfunction.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Fall Classics Coming This Week in KC

Nick Haines provides your guide to the week ahead in Kansas City news.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Pondering Reparations, Toll Lanes, Medicaid and Summer Fun

The news outlook for the week ahead in Kansas City.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | The Chiefs, Plus 10 Other Things You Need to Know This Week

The Kansas City Chiefs, the second impeachment of Donald Trump and COVID-19 vaccinations top the list of news items in Kansas City this week.

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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sits alone in the House Chamber before a joint session of Congress on Jan. 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Major Josh Hawley Donor Calls for Him to be Censured by the U.S. Senate

A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley’s first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” who used “irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerous tactics” to incite the rioting that took over the U.S. Capitol Building.

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