(AP) — Missouri House lawmakers on Tuesday debated bills that would ban critical race theory in K-12 schools and give parents and guardians more control over what their children learn, an issue that likely will dominate this session. One bill, considered in the House education committee, would prohibit Missouri schools …

 (AP) — Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia’s defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 Monday night for its first national title in 41 years. Bennett connected with Adonai Mitchell on a 40-yard touchdown to give No. 3 Georgia …

ABC – 17 — School is back in session for districts around Mid-Missouri, but the return to classrooms has coincided with a rise in new coronavirus infections, causing at least one area school to hold remote classes and creating worries among some parents. Southern Boone School District students went back …

 (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is pushing lawmakers to approve a 5.5% state employee raise starting next month. Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug on Monday asked the House Budget Committee for $91 million for raises this year. Haug says the state is struggling to keep and recruit enough workers …

A gun rights lobbyist claims a Mid – Missouri Senator is leading the effort to take the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act off the books. The Missouri Firearms Coalition’s Aaron Dorr is going after Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden …      The law would levee stiff fines against any Missouri …

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 across Missouri continues to set records as virus cases surge across the state and strain hospital capacity. The state Department of Health and Senior Services said 3,235 people were hospitalized with the virus statewide and about 15% of the state’s hospital beds …

(AP) — Two people died when a small plane crashed in St. Charles County shortly after taking off Saturday evening. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58 took off from an airport in Chesterfield and climbed to roughly 8,000 feet before it started to descend sharply …

Sentencing is scheduled for this (Friday) afternoon for a Columbia man who’s been convicted of the high-profile murder of his wife. A jury deliberated for about seven hours in November, before convicting Joseph Elledge of second degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Boone County Circuit …

The office of Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will go before the United States Supreme Court to argue on Missouri’s lawsuits halting the Biden Administration’s attempt to force COVID-19 vaccines on health care workers.  The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether or not to issue a stay of the …

‘Mr. Director … you might want to start paying your people a competitive salary’. Mo-Dot Director Patrick McKenna admits the turnover in his agency isn’t getting any better …      Mo-Dot drivers start at about $15 an hour while private over – the – road truckers make about $22 …