JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Democrats are vowing to keep talking to block a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment granting greater religious protections to some business owners and individuals who object to gay marriage. Debate on the measure began around 4:20 p.m. Monday and stretched without a break into Tuesday. Some opponents vowed…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois legislators from both parties are continuing to fine-tune the state’s concealed carry law nearly three years after it was passed. The State Journal-Register reports that legislators have proposed including public transportation, interstate highway rest areas, public parks and athletic facilities as areas in which permit holders are allowed to carry…
ALTON, Ill. (AP) – Illinois communities affected by flooding more than two months ago are still waiting to hear whether they will receive assistance from the federal government. The Alton Telegraph reports that thousands of Missouri residents who were affected by flooding gained access to federal aid after President Barack Obama declared in January that…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday defended a gesture he made with his right hand at a recent rally, saying he was pretending to take the oath of office. He called any suggestion that he was trying to mimic a Nazi salute “ridiculous.” Speaking to NBC’s “Today,” Trump called the accusations, which…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will make a campaign stop later this week in St. Louis. The G-O-P frontrunner is scheduled to speak at the Peabody Opera House in downtown St. Louis at noon on Friday. This will be followed by another campaign event for Trump in Chicago on Friday evening. These…
BALTIMORE (AP) – Maryland’s highest court has ruled that a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray must testify against his colleagues while he awaits retrial. The Court of Appeals issued a ruling Tuesday siding with prosecutors who asked a judge to compel William Porter to testify against the five other officers…
MIAMI (AP) – The oldest prisoner at Guantanamo is getting his first chance to plead for release after nearly 13 years in U.S. custody. Saifullah Paracha is a former businessman from Pakistan who authorities say provided financial and other assistance to al-Qaida. He was captured in Bangkok in 2003 and sent to the U.S. base…
New Florence, MO (KTRS) A manhunt is underway in rural Missouri for a quadruple murder suspect. Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino is wanted for questioning for four fatal shootings Monday night in Kansas City, Kansas. Authorities say Serrano-Vitorino’s pickup truck was found in New Florence, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is searching the area. Police…
