JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just three states — Missouri, North Dakota and California — have held cigarette taxes flat since the turn of century. But that could soon change. Petitions are seeking to put higher cigarette taxes on the fall ballot in all three of those holdout states, as well as Colorado. Victories by…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police are searching for two men in a red Ford Mustang following a fatal shooting along a popular trail for hiking and biking. A man in his 50s died Friday after being shot in the chest. Police say he was sitting in a minivan with three other people along…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new Missouri law will give legal protections to those who try to rescue children from hot vehicles. Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday signed the legislation into law. It took effect immediately. People will be required to contact police or other emergency responders before breaking in and then must wait…