Greitens still against expanding Medicaid in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Eric Greitens says he’s still against expanding eligibility for Medicaid in Missouri following failed efforts in Congress to overhaul health care. Greitens told reporters Tuesday in Jefferson City that he doesn’t support broadening eligibility under former President Barack Obama’s federal health care law.Greitens was among Republican governors who wrote…
Court overturns approval for northeast Missouri power line
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri appeals court panel says utility regulators had no authority to grant conditional approval for a high-voltage power line across northeastern Missouri. The ruling Tuesday overturns an April 2016 decision by the Missouri Public Service Commission, which approved the line on the condition that an Ameren Corp. subsidiary later…
Man who died Sunday in accident has been ID’
( KTRS ) The identity of a man who died in a fatal accident has been released. Police say 67 yr old Danny Temple died Sunday after the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree in the 1700 block of Cass Ave. Authorities believe that Temple suffered a medical-related issue and that may have…
Missouri House votes to repeal public construction wage law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican-led House has endorsed a bill to repeal the state’s “prevailing wage” requirements for public construction projects. The 93-60 vote Tuesday is part of a Republican push to revamp the state’s labor laws by limiting union powers. Missouri law currently requires governmental entities such as cities and school districts…
Police investigate shooting at Canfield Green Apartment
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating a shooting at the Canfield Green Apartment complex in Ferguson. Police say the victim was shot around 7pm last night, by a member of the apartment’s security staff. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was reported as conscious and breathing at the scene, before being…