(KTRS) – The Missouri Legislature is debating statewide regulations for ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. Uber management in Missouri says statewide rules would allow them to expand to several new cities, like Springfield, Jefferson City, and St. Charles. They already operate in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia. Similar proposals stalled out in the…
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Cardinals plan to examine allegations that a minor-league player quit playing baseball because of homophobic situations he witnessed. The Post-Dispatch reports that former minor-league pitcher Tyler Dunnington gave an interview to Outsports-dot-com and said he was a closeted gay athlete that endured homophobia in the sport. The paper says that…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Newly released emails show a 2009 request to issue a secure government smartphone to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denied by the National Security Agency. The messages made public Wednesday were obtained by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal advocacy group that has filed numerous lawsuits seeking the release of federal documents…
(KTRS) – Two Republican Senators, one from Missouri and the other from Illinois seem to be on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Illinois Senator Mark Kirk says he will examine appeals court judge Merrick Garland on his record and qualifications. Kirk said the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The woman who had sex with Hulk Hogan on video testified that she didn’t know their encounter was being filmed and said she was very upset that her then-husband had recorded the encounter. The jury in the Hulk Hogan civil trial on Wednesday saw Heather Cole, the ex-wife of radio…
(KTRS) – It was a record night at the polls in Missouri. Secretary of State Jason Kander says that the unofficial tally finds a record number of voters turned out for the state’s primary election. In a statement, Kander says more than 1.5 million voters cast ballots, that amounts to nearly 39 percent of eligible…
