Cape Girardeau, MO (KTRS) President Donald Trump is returning to Missouri ahead of Tuesday’s general election. The President will be in Cape Girardeau this evening to make one final push for Senate Candidate Josh Hawley and other Republicans. The campaign event is scheduled for 9 o’clock this evening at the Show Me Center, with doors…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis homicide detectives are investigating following a shooting in North St. Louis Sunday. According to investigators, the shooting occurred just after 9 PM in the 1100 block of Riverview in the Baden neighborhood near the Halls Ferry Circle. An unconscious male in his 20’s was transported to an area hospital.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri voters on Tuesday will consider a ballot measure that supporters say would make state government more ethical. Constitutional Amendment 1, the so-called “Clean Missouri” proposal, aims to replace Missouri’s system for drawing state legislative districts with a model designed to have the number of seats won by each party more…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill has approvingly evoked former President Ronald Reagan. She said she would back President Donald Trump if he stopped a migrant caravan at the border. And speaking on Fox News, she has decried “crazy Democrats.” What is the Democratic senator up to?…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The Soldier’s Memorial in downtown St. Louis is open as of this weekend after a $30 million renovation project. The memorial opened in 1936 to honor St. Louis-area soldiers who died in World War I. But over the years both the inside and outside of the memorial deteriorated to the…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The Illinois State Fair relies on sponsorships to not only provide visitors with unique offerings and services but also to keep the event running, according to organizers. There were more than a couple dozen sponsorship agreements for this year’s state fair, which saw a decline in attendance by 8 percent from…
COLUMBIA, MO (AP) — A registered nurse is charged with stealing fentanyl and other drugs from University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Forty-year-old Leslie Neal, of Otterville, was charged Thursday with stealing a controlled substance. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a probable cause statement from officer Kenrick Tucker says Neal took 96 syringes and 16 vials containing…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois’ largest public pension system says the state needs to contribute 10 percent more to its fund next year, an increase of roughly $400 million over this year. The State Journal-Register reports the Teachers’ Retirement System says the state needs to put more than $4.8 billion into the retirement fund for the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has rallied hundreds of fellow Republicans in Kansas City to boost Senate candidate Josh Hawley in Missouri and governor candidate Kris Kobach in Kansas. Pence’s speech Friday to a crowd of several hundred people at a Kansas City, Missouri, basketball arena mixed remarks touting President Donald…
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) – Four alleged members or associates of a white supremacist gang known as the Aryan Circle have been indicted after an assault in eastern Missouri. The indictment says the four, and others, assaulted a person called “C.B.” in Jefferson County in November 2013. The indictment says the four, and others, assaulted a…