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Todd Graves approved for University of Missouri curators despite bipartisan filibuster By Rudi Keller A bipartisan coalition of state Senators was unable to stop politically connected Kansas City attorney Todd Graves from winning a seat on the University of Missouri Board of Curators. After a two-round filibuster — three hours last week and eight more hours ending around 1 a.m. Wednesday — the Senate voted 19-13 to give the former state Republican Party chairman a six-year term on the board. Only one Democrat, Sen. Brian Williams of Ferguson, joined with Republicans to support Graves. F...

Former GOP chair, Farm Bureau leader vie for seat on University of Missouri curators By Rudi Keller Former Republican Party chairman Todd Graves is one of three people seeking Gov. Mike Parson’s nomination for a seat on the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Graves, former Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst and St. Joseph accountant David Liechti have each called lawmakers seeking support for the northern Missouri seat currently held by former state Sen. Phil Snowden. State Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby said he’s spoken to all three. “I like them all,” Hegeman said. As a la...

Little by little, demolition crews take down the Wire Rope factory in St. Joseph. Something more than a building is disappearing. A piece of St. Joseph’s industrial history also fades into oblivion as a factory complex that employed 1,500 people in its heyday becomes a pile of brick and twisted steel, destined for a landfill somewhere. For U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, it could be a metaphor for failed trade policies of the past. “We have lost 3 million-plus jobs to China since 2001,” said Hawley, R-Missouri. “Our policymakers in D.C. have done nothing about it, absolutely nothin...

You might be hard pressed to find a lobbyist for an $88 billion industry who appears just as comfortable wearing blue jeans as a suit.

Rob: video going viral for the right seasons. son of marine overwhelmed with emotions as stepmom shares message for him at her wedding. >> i want you to be safe and to try the hardest and to be a good person. don't cry. [laughter] heather: joshua and senior airman emily said i do saturday in new york both newlyweds on active military duty and the couple will return lake hurst in new jersey. that was a wonderful story. rob: i need to watch the whole thing. heather: her vows were talking about how important he was in her life and how much he has changed her. now let's check in with steve