JEFFERSON CITY (AP) The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would create statewide regulations for app-based transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft. The legislation would require that companies pay a licensing fee and adhere to a nondiscrimination policy. It also would exempt companies from local and municipal taxes and require drivers to submit to…
INDEPENDENCE, MO (AP) The U.S. Army says an explosion at an ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, has left one person dead and three others injured. The Army Joint Munitions Command says the explosion happened Tuesday at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence. A spokeswoman says no further information was immediately available. The plant manufactures…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are investigating a grisly discovery that a mushroom hunter made Monday night in North St. Louis County. County Police Sergeant Shawn McGuire says the hunter was in an area in the 11-thousand block of Village North Drive, not far from a retirement home, when he came across a human…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri House committee has passed a measure that could make it harder for people to sue their employers for workplace discrimination. The bill passed with an 8-5 vote after representatives unsuccessfully attempted to tack on multiple amendments. The bill raises the standards for suing for discrimination by requiring a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down late Monday afternoon along the 4800 block of St. Louis Avenue. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. The victim’s name has not been released. There’s no word of…
NEW YORK (AP) – A former journalist from St. Louis has pleaded not guilty to charges he made threats against Jewish organizations. Juan Thompson entered the plea Monday during a brief appearance in federal court in New York. Prosecutors have accused the 32-year-old Thompson of making threats against Jewish community centers, schools or other facilities…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri would legalize and regulate growing industrial hemp under a proposal that’s passed the state House. The House on Monday voted 126-26 to pass the legislation. It now goes to the Senate. The bill would legalize the growing of industrial hemp as a raw material for manufacturing. Hemp comes from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has passed a bill granting legal immunity for people with small amounts of drugs seeking medical assistance for overdoses. House members voted 134-21 Monday to send it to the Senate. It says that people can’t be penalized for seeking medical assistance for overdoses if they possess small…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives have been called to handle a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim, a male in his 40’s, was shot multiple times in the 4800 block of St. Louis Ave just after 5pm Monday. The man was rushed to hospital. No further details have been released.
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…