JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nearly two centuries after Missouri gained statehood as part of a compromise over slave ownership, no black candidate has ever won a statewide election there. Longtime TV news reporter and anchor Robin Smith would be the first if she’s elected secretary of state. An Associated Press analysis found Missouri is…
FESTUS, Mo. (AP) – An eastern Missouri high school student has been suspended after holding up a sign for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a pep assembly. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Festus Superintendent Link Luttrell said the discipline had nothing to do with the content of the sign, which was held up…
The Illinois Supreme Court has created new rules to deal with a state law that decriminalizes possessing small amounts of marijuana. On Thursday Illinois adopted six new rules to establish procedures for the court system to follow when handling civil law violations. The new rules change things like appearance dates, court notices, fines and penalties.…
( KTRS ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking to hire new troopers, if they can pass certain criteria. Everyone is encouraged to apply but serious candidates won’t be accepted unless they possess a minimum of 30 college credits, have previous active duty military service, served in the military police or meet other standards.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has laid off 29 Illinois Department of Transportation employees who were among those improperly hired based on political connections. The Republican said Thursday he issued notices to the so-called “staff assistants” hired by skirting personnel rules under two previous Democratic governors. They were told their last day is…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred a former St. Louis city prosecutor who helped cover up a police detective’s beating of a handcuffed man. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the state’s high court last month revoked Bliss Barber Worrell’s Missouri law license. Worrell was sentenced in July to 18 months of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri judge has fined the state Highway Patrol $5,000 after finding that it violated open records law in responding to requests from the family of an Iowa man who drowned while in custody. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued the order Wednesday. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2cjU17R…
