ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man has been sentenced to three years in prison for causing the accident that killed a pregnant 15-year-old passenger in his car. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 21-year-old Bryan Green pleaded guilty Monday to armed criminal action and second-degree manslaughter. The accident happened March 6, 2014, when Green’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge has ruled that a ballot measure to raise cigarette taxes to benefit early childhood programs can stay on the Nov. 8 ballot. The ruling Tuesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem is a follow-up to an appeals court decision earlier this summer that changed the official summary…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Donald Trump is suggesting that he’s open to “softening” laws dealing with people in the U.S. illegally. At a town hall hosted by Fox News, Trump said, “We’re not looking to hurt people.” Trump has repeatedly said that if elected, he would deport the 11 million people living in the U.S.…
Voters in Missouri will have a few more choices this fall. On Tuesday, the Green Party was given approval to appear on the November 8th ballot after turning in more than 23,000 valid petition signatures of registered voters. The secretary of state’s office also certified a dozen independent candidates. The governor’s race has two new…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge is weighing whether a proposal to reinstate campaign contribution limits in Missouri should stay on the Nov. 8 ballot. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce heard arguments Tuesday from opponents who say the measure is unconstitutional. The proposal would cap campaign contribution limits and impose other campaign finance restrictions…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to try to curb gun violence in Chicago by punishing people convicted of firearm trafficking with long prison sentences. The bill the Republican governor signed Tuesday in Chicago will impose a sentence of up to 20 years for a first offense. A subsequent conviction for…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – A key figure in a previous murder case is now charged with killing a man she claimed was an intruder. Pamela Hupp of O’Fallon, Missouri, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder. Police say she is hospitalized in stable condition after repeatedly stabbing herself with a pen in a women’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is facing another discrimination lawsuit over a job promotion. A suit was filed Tuesday on behalf of Major Rochelle Jones, alleging she was passed up for the position of lieutenant colonel based on gender discrimination. “I didn’t do it for myself. I did it for the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Science fiction author Robert Heinlein has been inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a bronze bust of Heinlein that will be displayed in the House Chamber at the Capitol building. Heinlein was born in 1907 in Butler and raised in Kansas City. He launched…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal judge is admonishing an advocacy group for clergy abuse victims for defying her orders to release personal information about people who accused a priest of sexual misconduct. In a ruling Monday in St. Louis, U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson cited the “deliberate and willful refusal” by the Survivors…