JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Supreme Court judges are weighing arguments over the constitutionality of a law capping traffic fines and court fees. A lawyer for several St. Louis suburbs told judges in the capital courthouse Wednesday that the law unfairly targets those cities. At issue is a law that limits the amount of…
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WASHINGTON (AP) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has formally announced she is seeking re-election to the job. In a letter to House Democrats Wednesday she tells them she already has support from two-thirds of the caucus. Democrats disgruntled about last week’s election results had pressured Pelosi to delay leadership elections that had been scheduled…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Czech President Milos Zeman has called U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s former wife, Ivana, to thank her for her “courage” and interest to become the new U.S. ambassador to Prague. In a Wednesday statement, Zeman said he’s pleased with that because “the U.S. cannot send a better ambassador to Prague” than her. Zeman…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Over 300 U.S. businesses have signed a statement calling on President-elect Donald Trump to support the Paris Agreement on climate change – including General Mills, eBay, Intel, Unilever, and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. Their statement reads “implementing the Paris Agreement will enable and encourage businesses and investors to turn the…
St. Charles County, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â All schools within the Francis Howell School District remain on a”soft lockdown.” This is being done as a precaution while police look for a couple of suspects from an early morning shooting. Authorities say a 33-year-old man was shot around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. He’s reportedly in stable condition. A “soft…
Maryland Heights, MO  (KTRS)  The proposal by Stan Kroenke and his business partner Alan Bornstein for the Maryland Park Lake District development is no longer on the table. That was a message delivered by Maryland Heights City officials during a public workshop Tuesday night. Maryland Heights Councilman Ed Dirck said,  “Mr. Bornstein has picked up his…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri has withdrawn recognition of a fraternity for five years for violations of several of the school’s standards of conduct. The action announced Tuesday against Kappa Alpha is effective immediately. It means the fraternity cannot participate in campus activities and will not have access to some university facilities,…
( KTRS ) The Clayton Board of Aldermen has approved a tax abatement agreement with Centene. The agreement between the Medicaid managed care company and Clayton, knocks 40 percent off real property taxes on the new buildings planned along Forsyth Boulevard in downtown Clayton. The vote came despite opposition from some residents, who complaints included…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Members of the NAACP of St. Louis County plan to meet with Ladue School District leaders after white high school students chanting Donald Trump’s name on a school bus suggested that blacks should move to the back of the bus. NAACP member John Gaskin III on Tuesday called the incident “deeply…