JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are two weeks left for the Missouri Legislature to pass bills, and some Democrats are frustrated another year has passed without major changes to the state’s law enforcement policies. Lawmakers are trying to bring the state’s laws into line with a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police can…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Donald Trump has complained about a “rigged” political system, and after Missouri’s congressional district conventions, some of his supporters agree with him. The New York businessman narrowly defeated Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Missouri’s presidential primary on March 15, earning 37 of the state’s 52 delegates to the Republican National Convention…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash. Nissan North America, Inc. says the first problem is with a sensor that detects if the front passenger seat is occupied. The issue, with 3.2 million…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a mid-year increase to Missouri’s budget that adds more than $460 million in spending to the state’s current $26 billion budget. Nixon on Friday approved the additional spending, of which more than $150 comes from the federal government. Most of the additional spending will go…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge for now is leaving in place a preliminary injunction barring the state from revoking Planned Parenthood’s license to perform abortions at a Columbia clinic. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey is weighing the matter after a hearing Thursday. Attorneys for the Planned Parenthood of…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Republicans are choosing 40 of the 57 Missouri delegates to their national convention and many may not be supporters of Donald Trump even though the businessman won the state’s primary in March. Trump won 37 of Missouri’s 52 delegates in the primary and they are bound to vote for him on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out nine including seven of eight in one stretch and the Washington Nationals got home runs from Michael Taylor and Danny Espinosa in a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Taylor’s second leadoff homer of the year ended a 22-inning scoreless drought for the…
DALLAS (AP) — The kid is all right for the Dallas Stars. Radek Faksa, the rookie center who split his season between the AHL and the NHL, scored the winning goal off a rebound with 4:44 to play and had an assist on the Stars’ other goal in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis…
(KTRS) – One Illinois State Senator is calling on lawmakers to stop paying Dennis Hastert his taxpayer-funded pension. Hastert currently gets $28,000-a-year from his pension for his years of service as a state legislator. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush-money case that revealed accusations that he sexually abused teenagers.
(KTRS) – 14-year-old Destiny Gleason’s family took her off life support last weekend after the teen hanged herself three days earlier. The Gleasons say that Destiny was the victim of bullying by a group of kids at Black Hawk Middle School, so tomorrow, Destiny’s parents are asking other kids to bring their photos and share…