ST. LOUIS (AP) – The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is making progress on reforms, but attorneys for both sides say much work remains to meet the requirements of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Ferguson reached a settlement with the Justice Department earlier this year aimed at resolving problems in the St. Louis…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri is appealing a federal court’s decision that requires the state to break one of its most-guarded secrets and reveal the name of any supplier of its lethal injection drug. Calling the matter “a question of exceptional importance,” the state on Wednesday asked the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals…
(KTRS) – GasBuddy-dot-com is warning drivers in Missouri and Illinois that gas prices are likely to spike by tomorrow morning. Analysts say weather on the east coast is causing a shortage in oil supply. The website already shows gas prices up since this morning, but they believe gas could jump by as much as 35-cents…
(KTRS) – Two suspects are in custody connected to a carjacking and kidnapping Thursday morning in north county. This incident began around 8 a.m. when a man took a car from a gas station with two children in the vehicle. The kids, aged two and four, were found in University City and had not been…
(KTRS) – The University of Missouri says they have gotten a $10 million gift to help build a new football team facility. The money came from the Kansas City Sports Trust and represents just a fraction of the projects estimated budget between $100-150 million. University officials plan to kick off an official fundraising campaign in…
Money Earmarked for New Football Facility
(KTRS) – A high end residential housing complex could be coming to The Hill neighborhood. The Sansone Group is leading the charge to build nearly 300 apartments and dozens of town homes. This would represent the first new building on the Hill in decades. The Hill 2000, a neighborhood organization, wants the project to bring…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri is appealing a federal court’s decision that requires the state to break one of its most-guarded secrets and reveal the name of any supplier of its lethal injection drug. Calling the matter “a question of exceptional importance,” the state on Wednesday asked the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson says he, “blanked” when he was asked about the name of Syria’s largest city. Johnson said in a statement that he thought Aleppo was an acronym when asked about it on the television show “Morning Joe” Thursday morning. Johnson responded, “What is Aleppo?” That response quickly went viral.…
ALPINE, Texas (AP) – Police in the West Texas town of Alpine say there’s an “active shooter” situation at a high school and schools have been locked down amid the search for a suspect. Elizabeth Carter, a lieutenant at the Texas Department of Public Safety, said someone brought a gun onto the Alpine High School…