Carly Fiorina Endorses Ted Cruz For President
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 Scheduled To Vote Again On Consent Decree
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.…
Missouri Religious Exemption Measure Advances Following 37 Hour Filibuster
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…
Murder Suspect In Custody Following Massive Manhunt
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…
Police identify victim of southeast Missouri shooting
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…
Highway Patrol: Shooting suspect in custody in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – The Missouri Highway Patrol says a man wanted in connection with the fatal shootings of five people is in custody after a manhunt. The Highway Patrol told the Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1LQzrbu ) early Wednesday morning that Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino had been arrested in Montgomery County, Missouri. The newspaper reports…
Missouri House votes to deepen University of Missouri cuts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers has prevailed over the leaders of both parties to approve deeper budget cuts to the University of Missouri. Lawmakers voted 83-75 Tuesday to transfer $1 million from the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus to Lincoln University in Jefferson City. The House speaker, majority floor…