Cab driver shot and killed during attempted robbery
(KTRS) – St. Louis Police say that a cab driver was shot and killed during an attempted robbery. Officers found the driver’s body shortly after 10 a.m. in the Central West End near the intersection of Laclede and Kingshighway. Investigators say the driver had been shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the…
Appeals court to rehear Missouri execution drug dispute
ST. LOUIS (AP) – An appellate panel that ordered Missouri to reveal its supplier of lethal injection drugs is giving the state another chance to make its case to shield that information. In a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s three-drug execution protocol, two death-row inmates have subpoenaed Missouri for details about the using the single sedative,…
Concealed gun bill draws lobbyists to Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gun control advocates and gun rights supporters are fanning out through the Missouri Capitol, lobbying lawmakers on a bill that would allow most people to carry concealed weapons without needing permits. Missouri lawmakers are to consider Wednesday whether to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of the high-profile legislation. The National…
Mylan CEO to testify in hearing on EpiPen price increases
WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of Mylan will face lawmakers’ questions at a hearing next week on steep price hikes for the company’s life-saving EpiPen injector device. Mylan CEO Heather Bresch and officials from the Food and Drug Administration will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The Republican chairman of the committee…
Ohio boy seen in car with passed-out adults gets new home
LISBON, Ohio (AP) – A 4-year-old Ohio boy pictured in police photos in the back seat of a car while his grandmother and her boyfriend were slumped over from a drug overdose is moving in with other relatives. Columbiana County Juvenile Court administrator Dane Walton tells The Associated Press that the boy’s great uncle and…
Monsanto And Bayer Reach Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal
Creve Coeur, MO  (KTRS)  Monsanto will be taken over by German-based Bayer. The Creve-Coeur based company announced on Wednesday it has reached a $66-billion deal with Bayer AG. “Today’s announcement is a testament to everything we’ve achieved and the value that we have created for our stakeholders at Monsanto. We believe that this combination with…
Missouri man charged in ATV accident that killed 3-year-old
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) – An eastern Missouri man is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the ATV accident that killed his 3-year-old daughter. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri (http://bit.ly/2cWRP6m ) reports that 34-year-old Adam Buchanan of Union was charged last week in the accident that happened in July. He is also charged with…
KC mayor slams Missouri legislators for gun override attempt
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City’s mayor is accusing Missouri legislators of trying to “double down on stupid” in their push to override a veto of a measure that would broadly expand the rights of gun owners. Sly James made the comments during a phone call with reporters as the Republican-led Legislature prepared to…