KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a waterslide at a Kansas water park. A person who is familiar with the investigation but is not authorized to speak about the boy’s death told The Associated Press Wednesday that Caleb Schwab was decapitated Sunday on the “Verruckt” ride at the…
( KTRS ) The Illinois Department of Labor is carrying out routine inspections of rides and attractions from now through the end of Illinois State Fair. Inspections at fairgrounds and theme parks has gained national attention recently after a 10 yr old boy while riding the worlds largest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas. The agency…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Revenue Director Nia Ray is stepping down to take the same job in Oregon. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday picked Ray to lead the state’s revenue department starting Oct. 10 if she is confirmed by the Oregon Senate in September. Ray is set to replace Oregon Interim Revenue…
( KTRS ) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is getting help from the National Rifle Association as he campaigns for re-election. Leaders of the powerful gun rights group will be joining Sen. Blunt at campaign stops today, through out the state. The NRA’s political action committee says it has endorsed Blunt because of his “strong record…
Oh Closes the Door in the 9th
Ferguson is not named in the suit
(KTRS) – Police say that a rolling gun battle between two cars forced the closure of the intersection of Hanley and Dale near Brentwood. The incident began around 12:30 on reports of gunfire at a Circle K on Dale. Witnesses told police that people in the two cars then exchanged shot for about half a…
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers advertised more openings and hired more people in June, adding to evidence that the job market has rebounded from a brief soft patch in the spring. The Labor Department says the number of job openings rose a modest 2 percent to 5.6 million in June from 5.5 million in May.…
(AP) – Dan Rather is slamming Donald Trump’s comment Tuesday suggesting that “Second Amendment people” may be able to find a way to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton from rolling back gun rights if she’s elected. In a Tuesday Facebook post , the former CBS News anchor says the GOP presidential nominee “crossed a line with dangerous…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Attorney General Chris Koster is getting another major endorsement in his run for governor. Today Koster received the endorsement of the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA). This comes after Koster received the endorsement of the Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee last week. “I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the…