JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Beer-makers could lease coolers to stores to keep brews frosty under a contested measure passed by Missouri lawmakers. House members voted 94-59 Thursday to send the bill to Gov. Jay Nixon. Backers say the legislation would help consumers, the beer industry and stores because it could mean more refrigerators to…
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Mexican national accused of killing five men in a two-state rampage is expected to be in court Thursday. Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino is accused of killing a Kansas City, Kansas, neighbor and three other men at the neighbor’s home March 7, then driving nearly 200 miles and killing 49-year-old Randy…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former House Speaker John Boehner is getting behind Donald Trump, despite disagreeing with Trump’s stands on banning Muslims from entering the United States, tearing up trade deals and other issues. Boehner says the billionaire businessman is the presumptive Republican nominee for president – “whether people like it or not.” And Boehner is…
To encourage more people to participate, Michigan now will cover bills entirely this month.
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) – An online auction for the gun that former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin appeared to have been halted Thursday, with the weapon’s listing removed from the auction site. It was not immediately clear why the website, GunBroker.com, took down the listing. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Columbia, Missouri, Planned Parenthood clinic after the state tried to revoke its abortion license. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey in a Wednesday ruling said the Department of Health and Senior Services likely bowed to political pressure and unfairly revoked the clinic’s…
DALLAS (AP) – Robby Fabbri, Paul Stastny and Troy Brouwer each scored a goal and had two assists, and the St. Louis Blues dominated the Dallas Stars to advance to their first Western Conference finals since 2001 with a 6-1 victory in Game 7 of their series Wednesday night. The Blues, in the playoffs for…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Jaime Garcia allowed just four hits in seven innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Wednesday night. Garcia (3-2) gave up two unearned runs and struck out eight to win his second straight start. He has yet to allow an earned run in 14…
