JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The rideshare company Lyft says it will start providing services in Springfield, Missouri. The announcement comes Tuesday after the Missouri House gave initial approval to statewide regulations for app-based transportation companies. Uber and Lyft say statewide regulations could enable them to expand throughout the state. Lawmakers showed support in a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A special election to fill a vacant Senate seat for west-central Missouri is scheduled for Aug. 8. Gov. Eric Greitens announced on Tuesday the election date meant to fill Mike Parson’s vacant seat after Parsons took over as lieutenant governor. Parson’s district includes portions of Benton, Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede,…
St. Louis County, MO  (KTRS)  A south county man is dead after being tased by police. Police responded to a home in the 2900 block of Gladwood Drive around 10:30 p.m. Monday after a family member reported that the man became combative and was trying to harm himself. According to police, the comments of the…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A family of seven, including five children are hospitalized in critical condition following an overnight house fire in north St. Louis. Firefighters responded to the burning home along the 4600 block of Evans at around 2 a.m. Wednesday. St. Louis Fire Captain Garon Mosby said the family had to be…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s new Republican secretary of state is defending his decision to appoint a securities industry insider to head a state watchdog division. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in a Monday statement said new Securities Commissioner David Minnick’s knowledge of the industry will help improve state investigations. A statement from Ashcroft’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Some charter schools in St. Louis are starting to worry that their increased popularity is making it difficult for them to stay accessible to low-income students. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports City Garden Montessori, Lafayette Preparatory Academy and The Biome are all working on creating income integration programs specifically for charter…
( KTRS ) Police are reporting that a pedestrian was struck and killed Monday evening. Little information has been released about the incident. Police are only saying that it took place around 5:45 pm near the intersection of N. Kingshighway and Vernon Ave. One male victim was hit by a vehicle and died at the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Supporters of a right-to-work measure to ban mandatory union dues in Missouri are challenging ballot proposals that would undermine that policy. The National Right to Work Foundation announced Monday it’s helping three workers sue against ballot initiatives that would ask voters to amend the constitution to ensure union negotiating rights.…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives have been requested to investigate an incident in north St. Louis. Police report that a black male was found unconscious and unresponsive at the scene, in 2500 block of N. 21st St around 9:45 pm Monday night. The investigation is ongoing. No further details have been released.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A court hearing has been delayed for a suburban St. Louis woman accused of killing a man in an effort to shift attention away from herself in another killing. Pamela Hupp of St. Charles County was scheduled for arraignment Monday in a first-degree murder case. The court hearing was pushed…