JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – There will be no jail time for 22 religious leaders convicted of trespassing for a 2014 protest in the Missouri Senate. Jurors on Thursday recommended the religious leaders be fined instead of sent to jail. The amount of the fine will be determined by Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green…
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) – Republican and Democratic candidates at the top of Missouri’s ballot have gathered to shake hands with voters at the State Fair. Candidates for U.S. Senate, governor and top statewide elected seats converged Thursday under one tent during the Governor’s Ham Breakfast. Both gubernatorial candidates Democrat Attorney General Chris Koster and Republican…
Farmington, MO (KTRS) A county commissioner race in St. Francois Couny is getting a do-over after the contest ended in a tie. Initial results showed that incumbent District 1 Associate Commissioner Gay Wilkinson defeated challenger Linda Black by a single vote in the Republican primary, 1,588 to 1,587. Black requested a recount. Authorities say that…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Police are warning about a recent phone scam. Police say victims have reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department or the St. Louis County Police Department. The scam artist tells the victim they missed jury duty and must…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Republicans sidestepped mention of their party’s presidential nominee Wednesday to focus on state races. GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump was mentioned only sparingly. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk openly disavows him because of contentious comments Trump has made. Gov. Bruce Rauner has steadfastly refused to say whether he’ll vote for the New…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A man whose conviction in a Columbia sports editor’s death was overturned after he served nearly a decade in prison has a new documentary series that begins with the story of another Missouri man convicted of murder. The Daily Journal Online reports (http://j.mp/2bndLrn ) that “Unlocking the Truth” on MTV follows…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A white St. Louis police major has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against when he didn’t get a promotion. Maj. Michael Caruso filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in St. Louis claiming he sought a lieutenant colonel position, but that instead officials promoted a major,…
( KTRS ) 22 clergy members have been convicted of trespassing during a peaceful 2014 protest at the state Capitol. The verdict was handed down Wednesday night. Those on trial were among hundreds of activists who sang hymns and chanted during a May 2014 protest over lawmakers’ refusal to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri. Police…
(KTRS) – Police have confirmed that Pamela Hupp was the person who shot a man during a burglary. Police were called to Hupp’s O’Fallon, Missouri home Tuesday afternoon on reports of a burglary in progress. A short time later they received another call that the intruder had been shot. When officers arrived, they found Louis…
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