JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gun control advocates and gun rights supporters are fanning out through the Missouri Capitol, lobbying lawmakers on a bill that would allow most people to carry concealed weapons without needing permits. Missouri lawmakers are to consider Wednesday whether to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of the high-profile legislation. The National…
Creve Coeur, MO (KTRS) Monsanto will be taken over by German-based Bayer. The Creve-Coeur based company announced on Wednesday it has reached a $66-billion deal with Bayer AG. “Today’s announcement is a testament to everything we’ve achieved and the value that we have created for our stakeholders at Monsanto. We believe that this combination with…
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) – An eastern Missouri man is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the ATV accident that killed his 3-year-old daughter. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri (http://bit.ly/2cWRP6m ) reports that 34-year-old Adam Buchanan of Union was charged last week in the accident that happened in July. He is also charged with…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City’s mayor is accusing Missouri legislators of trying to “double down on stupid” in their push to override a veto of a measure that would broadly expand the rights of gun owners. Sly James made the comments during a phone call with reporters as the Republican-led Legislature prepared to…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois under the Affordable Care Act saw the number of its residents without health insurance drop below one million last year. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/2clZszz) reports the U.S. Census Bureau found 7.1 percent of Illinoisans, about 900,000 people, lacked health insurance in 2015. That’s down from 1.2 million uninsured in 2014. Obamacare…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Twenty-six years after a woman’s body was found by hikers in a secluded area of northeast Missouri, authorities have identified the victim. Now, the focus is bringing the killer to justice. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Tuesday that the victim was Cynthia L. Day of the East St. Louis, Illinois,…
( KTRS ) A Hazelwood police officer, injured in a severe car crash, is headed to a Colorado hospital that specializes in spinal injuries. It’s the same hospital where Officer Mike Flamion is currently being treated. Officer Craig Tudor was responding to an emergency call August 25th when a car struck his cruiser. Officer Tudor…
