The U.S. state of Missouri is suing China over the coronavirus pandemic, accusing it of “unleashing COVID-19 on the world.” The lawsuit threatens to seize $25 billion in assets if Beijing refuses to pay damages. Although the state attorney general is confident in winning the case, legal experts said there are still hoops Missouri needs…
COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) — Dr. Rob McNab spoke at the Freeman Business Center about how to lead a healthy life. Dr. McNab covered important topics like eating well, staying active, managing stress, avoiding…
A judge in Texas ruled Thursday that three other states can move ahead with their effort to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. The states of Idaho, Kansas and Missouri made the request in U.S. District Court in Amarillo, Texas. The only…
ST. LOUIS—Missourians are prohibited from texting, scrolling and holding a phone while driving under the Siddens Bening Hands-Free Laws. It started Jan. 1, sticking distracted drivers with fines and citations. The law went into effect in August 2023, but officers couldn’t issue citations until this year. In the last two weeks, the Missouri State Highway…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The next round of bitter cold was set to envelop the southern U.S. on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow and wind. What You Need To Know The first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath…
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service. What You Need To Know Blizzard conditions are expected in the Central Plains starting Saturday Freezing rain…
A federal judge in Georgia declined to block Biden’s second attempt at broader debt relief. Instead, the judge ordered the case to be transferred to a federal court in Missouri. It could signal a lifeline for 30 million borrowers waiting for student-loan forgiveness. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…
Marcellus Williams, photographed in prison. (Submitted) Missouri plans to execute Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24. If that occurs, he’d be the 100th person executed in our state since 1989, a shameful milestone, and another instance of executing a possibly innocent person. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, since 1973 at least 200 people sentenced…