( KTRS ) Newly proposed Missouri legislation would make it a crime for women to use drugs while pregnant. Rep. Jered Taylor, a Republican from Nixa, says his bill is intended to get women into treatment before they give birth. He says the bill would push offenders into drug court, where their sentences would be deferred…
( KTRS ) More than 100 Republican Missouri lawmakers are calling for a University of Missouri assistant professor to be fired in response to her videotaped clash with reporters during campus protests. The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the Board of Curators to oust assistant communications professor Melissa Click, on Monday. Click garnered national…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Rams have filed an application to relocate to the Los Angeles area after 21 seasons in the Midwest. The franchise currently has a year-to-year lease with the Edward Jones Dome. Owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group planning a $1.8 billion stadium in Inglewood, California, and the…
(KTRS) – Police say that a toddler who was shot while playing on the floor of his living room, should make a full recovery. The child was shot just after midnight on Sunday. Police have very little information concerning the shooting and are asking anyone with information to contact the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at 618-692-4433,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican-led Missouri legislative panel says the Senate should launch contempt proceedings against a St. Louis-region Planned Parenthood. The report from the Senate Interim Committee on the Sanctity of Life comes after the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri refused to comply with a subpoena. The…
(KTRS) – Red light cameras are again in the crosshairs of Missouri lawmakers. A proposal would completely ban the use of red light cameras. The announcement comes just months after the Missouri Supreme Court struck down red light cameras programs in St. Louis, St. Peters, and Moline Acres. The decision forced St. Louis not only…
Al Jazeera’s host Ali Velshi talks Saudi Arabia and Iran severing ties on the Carney Show.
(KTRS) – The Rams are one of three NFL teams expected to file for relocation to Los Angeles sometime today. The three teams expect to apply–the Rams, Chargers, and Raiders. The franchise relocation fee is $550 million. Fox 2 reports that no team has yet to receive enough support from league owners to make the…
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says he would sign legislation allowing voters to recall the mayor of Chicago, but he says the law wouldn’t apply to Rahm Emanuel. Rauner said Monday he hasn’t studied the measure introduced by Democratic state Rep. LaShawn Ford. But he says based on what he’s been told…
