JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will be responsible for filling a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court. The Appellate Judicial Commission on Wednesday announced it will accept applications for the judgeship through Feb. 3. By then, outgoing Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon will have left office. That will give Greitens an opportunity…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An association that lobbies for restricting liability lawsuits to help business says St. Louis has the nation’s worst judicial climate. An American Tort Reform Association report released Wednesday said St. Louis is a magnet for product liability and consumer class-action lawsuits. California is second on the list. The group listed…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a holdup at a Taco Bell that led to a brief gunfire exchange between officers and the robbers. Around 5:45 Wednesday evening police received a call for a robbery in progress at the restaurant on South Grand. As police arrived, two suspects fled the store. One of them fired…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal judge has approved a $4.7 million lawsuit settlement for nearly 2,000 people who were illegally jailed in a St. Louis suburb. The town of Jennings agreed in July to pay $4.7 million to settle the lawsuit on behalf of people who were jailed over a five-year period for failing…
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say they’ve located the pickup truck of a northwestern Missouri man they say has been on the run with his missing son. Washington, Missouri, police Detective Sgt. Steve Sitzes tells the Washington Missourian (http://bit.ly/2gJuYxx ) that 32-year-old Anthony D. Davis’ truck was found Tuesday in a trailer park in Washington,…
WARENSBURG, Mo. (AP) – A predominantly white Missouri school district is apologizing after a Donald Trump campaign sign was waved during player introductions for an all-minority Kansas City basketball team. The Warrensburg school district apologized on its official Facebook page Tuesday, saying it would try to prevent similar incidents in the future. Video posted online…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A citizen panel is recommending raises for Missouri elected officials. The Citizens’ Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials this month released a report calling for 8 percent raises in both fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for the governor and other statewide elected officials. The panel also recommended raises of roughly…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump’s team says he is receiving formal intelligence briefing three times a week. Spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump is also meeting daily with incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn to be briefed on intelligence matters. Trump has challenged the necessity of a daily intelligence briefing, telling Fox News Sunday in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A judge has thrown out an executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government. Judge Todd Hernandez ruled Wednesday that Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ anti-discrimination order is unconstitutional. The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Governor-elect Eric Greitens is calling for former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves to lead the Missouri Republican Party. Greitens announced his support for Graves as chairman of the Missouri G-O-P late Tuesday. While the governor-elect can endorse a slate of leadership for the state party, it’s up to the Republican State Committee…