JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Right-to-work supporters are trying to derail an effort by labor leaders to ask voters whether Missouri should ban mandatory union fees and dues. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2okvzI5 ) that a lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County claims a summary of the referendum proposal has “embarrassing” grammatical errors and…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The 10-year-old female poodle mix that suffered 19 stab wounds and was rescued by police and the Humane Society of Missouri, has found her new forever home. The family of one of the St. Louis County first responder unit that investigated the incident in which the dog was injured, is adopting Frannie.…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA (AP) The San Bernardino police chief says two adults are dead after a shooting at an elementary school. San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan says on Twitter that investigators believe “the suspect is down.” He says there is no further threat to the school. Burguan says the shooting is believed to be a murder-suicide. He…
WASHINGTON (AP)Â Justice Neil Gorsuch is thanking his former law clerks, family and friends as he is sworn into the Supreme Court during a White House ceremony. Gorsuch says of his former law clerks, “your names are etched in my heart forever.” The new justice joined President Donald Trump, members of the nation’s high court and…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A south St. Louis man is accused in the death of his three-month-old son. Twenty-three-year-old Jabri Baker is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly suffocating his son, Ayden Baker. The infant’s lifeless body was discovered at his father’s home on South Compton on Saturday morning. According to court documents, Baker told…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a late night shooting. Authorities say the shooting happened around midnight last night (MON) near the intersection of Natural Bridge and Euclid. The victim was shot once in the back and taken to an area hospital in critical but stable condition. No further details have been released.
LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Administrators say a 137-year-old Missouri military academy and college will close after next month because of declining enrollment, rising costs and aging facilities. Wentworth Military Academy and College’s board chairman and president announced the closure, effective May 31, in letters Friday to cadets, students, parents and alumni. The letter to alumni…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois legislators are joining a national flurry of efforts to curb laws that allow police to confiscate property even if the owner isn’t convicted of a crime. The contentious practice permits law enforcement to permanently seize vehicles, cash and other property associated with illegal activity and profit from it. The Illinois…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are considering a prohibition on the use of state funds for sobriety checkpoints. The Missouri House voted Thursday in support of the ban in a budget bill. Supporters of the shift say it will free up departments to use money for other, more effective methods to deter impaired…
( KTRS ) A shooting on West Florissant in now being investigated as a homicide. The shooting took place Sunday just before noon in the 5300 block. Police say a woman was shot and taken to the hospital, but later died from her injuries. Homicide detectives are now handling the investigation. No further details have…