JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lawmakers have trimmed about $7.3 million from Missouri’s mid-year budget increase of nearly $500 million. A House panel approved the reductions Wednesday along with limits on Gov. Jay Nixon’s travel expenses and less flexibility in how some health care funds are spent. Proposals for soil erosion projects and a grant…
Miami, FL (KTRS) – Former Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina is endorsing Ted Cruz for president. Speaking at a rally in Miami Wednesday, Fiorina called the Texas senator a “leader and reformer… willing to take on the status quo in Washington.” She roused a chorus of boos from the crowd when she mentioned front-runner…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The city of Ferguson is one step closer to resolving a lawsuit with the Department of Justice. A first reading of a measure approving an agreement with the DOJ was given at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Mayor James Knowles says he believes passing the consent decree is what should be done.…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) The GOP-led Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a proposal to amend the Missouri Constitution to provide further religious protections for those objecting to gay marriage. The 23-9 vote Wednesday came after Republicans broke a more than 30-hour Democratic filibuster. The measure would prohibit government penalties against business owners and…
New Florence, MO (KTRS) A suspect wanted in five murders is in custody. Authorities say Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino was found at just after midnight hiding in a ditch just north of I-70 near Route 19 in Montgomery County, Missouri. Police were alerted of his whereabouts after he allegedly confronted someone at gunpoint. Serrano-Vitorino has already…
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) – A southeast Missouri man is in custody following a fatal shooting outside a Wal-Mart store in Poplar Bluff. The body of 50-year-old Stahl Sturgeon of Doniphan was found around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday inside a car on the store parking lot. Authorities say 33-year-old Joseph Wisdom was arrested inside the store…
