JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge says a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri won’t go to voters this year. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday that the initiative petitions lacked enough valid signatures to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot. Secretary of State Jason Kander previously said the measure fell…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say more than two dozen guns, an inert rocket launcher and a handwritten letter threatening Congressional officials are among the items seized from a mentally ill Springfield man’s duplex. The Springfield News-Leader reports that recently unsealed court documents say the discovery was made earlier this month at the home of…
( KTRS ) Police have a man in custody that could be connected to a fatal shooting in Spanish Lake. 26 yr old Alphonse Williams was fatally shot Tuesday night in the 1500 block of Bavona. Authorities report that the suspect was taken into custody after police pursued a vehicle they believe was connected to…
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) – A Colorado girl with special needs will soon be reunited with her companion dog after the animal was found in eastern Missouri, more than 800 miles from the girl’s home and five years after the dog was stolen. KSDK-TV (http://on.ksdk.com/2cQdwEq ) reports that Missy the St. Bernard was picked up as…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Flu season is just around the corner. SSM Health is responding by offering six free flu vaccine clinics in the St. Louis area on October 8th. This is an annual effort to reduce influenza risk for children, adults, and their families. For each of the public flu clinics, vaccines will be available by…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court says voters will get to decide whether to raise cigarette taxes to benefit early childhood programs. The high court ruled on Tuesday that the proposal will stay on the November ballot. The measure would phase in a 60-cent-per-pack increase of the state’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco taxes. It also…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will receive nearly $1.8 million to help low-income students take advanced placement tests. The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has awarded the grants as part of efforts to boost college- and career-readiness for underserved students. The tests let students obtain college credit for high school courses, reducing the…
Two more men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Central West End woman. 17 yr old Jermaine Stabler of St. Louis and 20 yr old and Ronald Harris of O’Fallon, Mo., were charged Tuesday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and drug distribution charges. The suspected shooter, 18-year-old Xavier Perkins of O’Fallon,…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Spanish Lake. The shooting happened Tuesday evening in the 1500 block of Bavona. Police say the victim was a 26-year-old male who was shot at least two times in an apartment complex parking lot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No further details have…
