Planned Parenthood CEO summoned over Senate subpoena
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers have voted to summon a regional Planned Parenthood CEO to explain why she should not be held in contempt of the state Senate for defying a subpoena that demanded documents on how the organization handles fetal remains. The contempt resolution passed by the Senate on Thursday orders Mary Kogut to…
Jaime Garcia pitches 1-hitter as Cardinals beat Brewers 7-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jaime Garcia pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Domingo Santana’s lined single into right field with two outs in the sixth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Thursday. Garcia struck out 13, three more than his previous career high, and caught eight of them looking at third…
Senate passes new use-of-force rules for Missouri police
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has voted to tighten the laws on when police can use deadly force. Senators voted 30-2 Thursday to bring the state’s law into line with a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police can only use deadly force when an officer believes a fleeing felon poses a…
Durbin, Duckworth: Drugmakers, take back your addictive meds
( KTRS ) Two Illinois Democrats are calling on the pharmaceutical industry to help dispose of leftover medications that could feed addiction. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday to the president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. They are pushing the idea that drug makers have a…