ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is planning to declare a state of emergency in response to the new coronavirus. Parson plans a 5 p.m. Friday press conference to make the announcement. Meanwhile, St. Louis County is banning events with more than 250 people, and some schools closed early for spring break after…
St. Louis, MO (AP) — A St. Louis man has been convicted in the death of a woman whose body was dumped in an Illinois landfill. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 54-year-old Paulren Stepter was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 23-year-old Brandy Morrison. Police say he…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City is banning all public events with more than 1,000 people as cancellations mounted around the state because of concerns over the new coronavirus. Mayor Quinton Lucas made the announcement Thursday, shortly after organizers cancelled a St. Patrick’s Day parade. St. Louis and Springfield also canceled their parades. Universities…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are urging citizens to avoid the Capitol over concerns about the novel coronavirus. House and Senate leaders on Tuesday asked members of the public to reconsider visiting the Capitol building unless they’re directly participating in legislative business. Lawmakers are ending public access to the House chamber and some…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary in Missouri. Missouri voters on Tuesday picked the former vice president as their choice to face off against Republican President Donald Trump in November. The former vice president’s win over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders highlights his strength in the Midwest and in conservative-leaning…
(KTRS) On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Jim Bakker and Morningside Church Productions, Inc. for misrepresentations about the effectiveness of “Silver Solution” as a treatment for 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The lawsuit alleges that in a February 12, 2020 Jim Bakker Show production that aired…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s presidential primary got off to a rough start for some voters in the state’s most populous county. St. Louis County elections officials said Tuesday that problems with electronic poll books meant that ballots could not be printed at some of its 400 polling sites. Election Director Rick Stream says…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to ban marijuana-infused candy for medical use. State senators voted 28-1 for the bill Monday. It now heads to the state House. The bill would prohibit edible marijuana products that could be geared toward children, such as candies or gummies shaped like animals or…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has told a St. Louis crowd that the “energy and excitement” of his supporters make him the Democrat most likely to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Sanders spoke Monday to hundreds of supporters inside a downtown theater a day before voters in Missouri and five other states go to the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Congressman Lacy Clay is calling for Democrats to unite. That was his message at Sunday night’s St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee gala in downtown St. Louis. Clay delivered the keynote speech before a crowd at St. Louis Union Station. “Regardless of who wins our nomination, I will do everything in…