JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has passed a right-to-work bill to ban mandatory union fees. Senators voted 21-12 on Thursday to send the bill to the House. House members last week passed an almost-identical bill. Right to work has new momentum with Republican Gov. Eric Greitens’ support. He says he’ll sign it…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Online retail giant Amazon will begin collecting sales tax in Missouri next month. Amazon spokeswoman Jill Kerr told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the online company will start charging Missouri state sales tax Feb. 1. Amazon and its subsidiaries already collect sales tax on merchandise shipped to more than 30 states.…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a woman was grazed by a bullet Thursday night. A report says the incident happened just before 10 pm near Potomac and Spring Ave. The woman was grazed on the left hip and in stable condition. No further details are available at this time.
Hartford, Conn. (AP) – Law enforcement cellphone tracking devices are coming under scrutiny in at least eight states, with lawmakers introducing proposals ranging from warrant requirements to an outright ban. Legislators are citing privacy and constitutional concerns, including Fourth Amendment search and seizure violations. The eight states include California, Connecticut, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An electrical problem is believed to have caused the fire at a popular restaurant on the Hill. That’s according to fire investigators who say its suspected that the fire Wednesday afternoon at Giovanni’s may have started in the wiring. St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the fire burned through the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Plans to build a $200 million soccer stadium to attract a Major League Soccer team to St. Louis hang in the balance as an aldermanic committee is scheduled to address a proposal to ask taxpayers to foot part of the bill. The aldermanic Ways and Means Committee meets Thursday to…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) The proposed ice complex at Creve Coeur Park seems to be receiving a lot of public support. That’s what was expressed by most who attended Wednesday night’s informational hearing about the planned St. Louis Ice Center, hosted by the St. Louis County Planning Commission. The indoor/outdoor ice complex will serve as a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is empaneling a committee to study and recommend how to reform the state’s tax rates and credits. The state’s Republican chief executive signed an executive order Wednesday creating the 10-person “Governor’s Committee for Simple, Fair, and Low Taxes.” He says the current system is “broken,” hurting…
( KTRS ) Police reporting and incident on an assault Wednesday night. Not much has been released at this time. Police are only saying that a man was shot in the 4700 block of Hammett, around 8:25 pm. He was found conscious and breathing but was uncooperative with officers. The circumstances of the incident are unknown…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri utilities want lawmakers to pass a law to help them get money more quickly from customers to pay for infrastructure improvements. Ameren Missouri and other utilities told a panel of state senators Wednesday that a proposed bill to recover costs would enable modernization and could promote economic development. The…