Senator Claire McCaskill and Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley released statements about the Supreme Court nominee. Hawley is the likely Republican candidate to take on McCaskill in November. You can find their full statements here.
McCaskill: “I look forward to thoroughly examining Judge Kavanaugh’s record in the coming weeks as the Senate considers his nomination to replace Justice Kennedy.”
Hawley: “Unfortunately, the deciding vote may well rest with Senator Claire McCaskill – who has been wrong on Supreme Court nominees every single time.”
My walk to work this morning – reflecting on the task laid before the Senate last night. pic.twitter.com/43qVPPsnjR
— Senator Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) July 10, 2018
You have one day left to register to vote in Missouri for the August primaries.
Be advised the last day to register to vote for the August 7th Primary Election is Wednesday July 11th. Our office will be open until 5pm for anyone that needs to get registered. If you have any questions, please call our office at 271-1412. Don’t miss out on your chance to vote!
— Buchanan Co. Clerk (@BuchananCoClerk) July 9, 2018
The Kansas registration deadline is in one week; Tuesday, July 17th.
St. Joe remains in a Heat Advisory through Friday night at 8.
In case you were wondering, we reached today’s average high in Kansas City at 10 AM. I guess you could say we are over achieving.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 10, 2018
Finally, the prolonged heat over the next several days will be hard on folks, especially on the elderly. If you’ve got an elderly neighbor, please check in on them periodically and make sure they are doing OK.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 10, 2018
A flashback post from MoDOT.
25 years ago, the Mississippi and Missouri rivers reached record-high levels during one of the most devastating floods in U.S. history.
Today we thank the MoDOT employees who spent 350,000+ hours fighting the flood and repairing flood-damaged roads. pic.twitter.com/vwigDEyWmp — MoDOT (@MoDOT) July 10, 2018
Meanwhile, the region needs water today.
Anyone else’s lawn showing signs of thirst? This time last year, precipitation totals were near 2.5″ ABOVE normal for the year…this year, they’re over 6″ BELOW normal. You can see what a difference in rainfall amounts makes via satellite imagery comparison. pic.twitter.com/GoFXWzSuyr
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 10, 2018
St. Joe is boss.
After Tony Danza is in St. Joseph on September 13, his new show “The Good Cop” debuts on Netflix the very next week! Don’t miss either of them. Call for tickets: 816-279-1225 https://t.co/af9BLfqlDt
— PerformingArtsAssoci (@StJoePAA) July 10, 2018
Another story about oxygen masks on dogs.
Raytown firefighters give oxygen to dog who lived through house fire. “Cobie” is about 80 in dog years, owner says. @KCStar pic.twitter.com/szcAe1OY3h
— Keith Myers (@kmyers_photoj) July 10, 2018
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