Month: October 2024

By NewsPress Now Mike Kehoe, Republican The current lieutenant governor, Kehoe has past experience in Jefferson City as a state senator and senate majority leader. Kehoe said his administration has three key priorities: crime, economic stability and education. Kehoe hopes to highlight the need for further economic development that he said will benefit small businesses.

By NewsPress Now Sam Graves, Republican incumbent Graves, who is seeking his 12th term in Congress, currently serves as chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Having an extensive understanding of rural living, one of his main priorities is to continue impacting the economy and communities by addressing infrastructure needs.  Pam May,

By Missouri Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Missouri hunters harvested 15 black bears during the state’s fourth bear hunting season, Oct. 21-30. More than 5,969 hunters applied during May for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest being 40 bears. Of the 400

By NewsPress Now Andrea Denning, Democrat Denning is a small business owner and owns Denning Stained Glass in Platte City. She credits her parents, who also ran for public office, with inspiring her own run. Denning has also been involved in the Platte City Chamber of Commerce, the Platte City Friends of the Arts and

By NewsPress Now Bill Falkner, Republican Falkner has served as a state representative since 2019 following eight years as St. Joseph’s mayor and for years as a city councilman. He has owned and operated Falkner Plumbing for more than 30 years. If re-elected, Falkner said he would focus efforts on advancing the 139th Airlift Wing

By NewsPress Now Everett Goddard Jr., Republican Goddard, a former St. Joseph resident who now lives in DeKalb, owns Rusty Hook Bait and Tackle and works as a subcontractor for the Navy with Intercon. He previously worked at the western district barn and said reducing county spending and addressing road issues are among his goals

By Metro Creative Everybody knows that Halloween dishes up sweets galore. Trick-or-treaters come home with bounties of chocolate bars, candy, gum, licorice, and much more inside of their bags and buckets. Even though trick-or-treat treasures are the stars of the show, when hosting Halloween parties, desserts also can be top notch, and guests often look

By Associated Press GOMA, Congo | For Nelly Shukuru, there was no way out. The fighting that forced her from her home, the squalid conditions in the displacement camp in eastern Congo, the hunger, all felt inescapable. The 51-year-old planned to hang herself. She said a neighbor stopped her just in time. “In my mind,

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as concerns grow about

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year Thursday in a test of what may be a new, more agile weapon targeting the mainland U.S., its neighbors said. The launch came as Washington warned that North Korean troops in Russian uniforms