JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Legislature has passed a requirement for voters to show photo identification. The House voted 112-38 Wednesday to send the legislation to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Under the measure, people without photo identification could cast a ballot after signing a statement saying they don’t have the required identification and…
Wentzville, MO  (KTRS)  Ranken Technical College and UAW-LETC are teaming up for a new initiative to help produce more skilled workers in the St. Louis area. St. Louis County Steve Stenger toured the Wentzville campus on Wednesday for the of kick off the Pre-Apprenticeship Program. “I back this program as really part of a broader…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois lawmaker is responding to the Dennis Hastert hush-money case with a proposal to give prosecutors the right to pursue child sex abuse charges no matter how long ago the crimes occurred. The former U.S. House Speaker was sentenced to 15 months in prison last week in a hush-money case…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two-thirds of the Missouri House has voted to change how public union members pay dues, the first step to overriding a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon. The House voted 109-47 Wednesday for a bill requiring public employees to annually reauthorize paying their union dues through paycheck withholdings. The bill would…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior U.S. military officer says the Navy SEAL killed during a firefight in Iraq Tuesday was part of a quick reaction force that moved in to help American military advisers who came under Islamic State attack. Army Col. Steve Warren says Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Keating was shot during…
WASHINGTON (AP) – John Kasich plans to end his bid for the White House, making Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Three campaign officials who spoke to The Associated Press said the Ohio governor plans to announce his decision in a statement from his home state later Wednesday. The officials spoke anonymously because…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Researchers say they believe the ship that legendary explorer Captain James Cook used to sail around the world is still submerged somewhere in Rhode Island’s Newport Harbor, but it’ll take a lot of work and money to try to identify it. The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, which is leading the…
