ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Bosnian immigrant formerly from Illinois has been sentenced to three years in prison for giving money to terror groups in Iraq and Syria. Jasminka Ramic pleaded guilty in September to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in St. Louis. Ramic is among…
OAKVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Four relatives of a south St. Louis County woman fatally shot while sitting on her back porch last summer have filed a lawsuit against a neighbor they believe is responsible for her death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1PeDz0C ) the wrongful death lawsuit filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court…
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon says the state’s temporary tax amnesty program will bring in $35 million this year. Last year, lawmakers had assumed giving taxpayers three months to pay delinquent taxes without penalties would bring in about twice that amount. The money is still enough to expand dental benefits for 282,000 low-income Missourians.…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are set to discuss issues ranging from how to repair state roads and bridges to laws on abortion, when the 2016 session begins Wednesday. Legislative leaders say tightening state laws on ethics will be a top priority. Proposals on the table include banning lobbyist gifts to lawmakers. Other bills lawmakers have proposed include…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says changing ethics laws is a priority during his final legislative session as the state’s top executive. During a Tuesday press conference on the eve of the 2016 session, Nixon said he wants to restore campaign contribution limits and ban lobbyist gifts. Other changes Nixon recommended included…
FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO. (AP)- Fort Leonard Wood is planning a memorial service Friday for five international soldiers who were temporarily assigned to the Missouri Army installation when their vehicle was caught in floodwaters. The soldiers were returning from a shopping trip on Dec. 26 when their vehicle was swept off a low water crossing…
Nasheed says the proposed bill would expand police reporting requirements to include pedestrian stops as well as vehicle stops
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – An audit finds the superintendent running schools in Ferguson, Missouri, misspent federal education funds and failed to provide a reason or receipts for $94,000 in travel, meals and merchandise while he headed a North Carolina district. North Carolina Auditor Beth Wood’s office released a report Tuesday alleging improper spending at the…
