Court strikes down Missouri law cutting jobless benefits
The court said the Senate needed to vote to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of the bill before the regular session ended in May 2015, instead of voting in September
UMSL graduates a record number of students
(KTRS) – It was a record year at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The school awarded nearly 3,200 degrees during the 2016 fiscal year. That is the most ever in one year. Officials say that number also includes more than 630 minority students.
Body pulled from Mississippi River is missing kayaker
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities say a body pulled from the Mississippi River at St. Louis is a 29-year-old kayaker who went missing last week after hitting towlines between two barges. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the city medical examiner’s office has confirmed that the body recovered Saturday is that of Dalton Bast of Humboldt,…
Michael Brown’s Mother To Speak At DNC
Philadelphia, PA (KTRS) Michael Brown’s mother is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Lezley McSpadden will speak as part of the group the “Mother’s of the Movement.” This is a group of mothers who lost children to encounters with police of gun violence. Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner and Sybrina Fulton,…
Sanders Makes Surprise Speech To Missouri Delegation
Jefferson City, MO (AP) – Missouri delegates to the Democratic National Convention got a surprise visit from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. State Democratic Party Chairman Roy Temple says he spotted Sanders on Tuesday morning in the Philadelphia hotel that Missouri delegates share with those from Illinois and Kansas. So he invited Sanders into their breakfast.…
Missouri Sanders delegates reluctant to now back Clinton
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some Missouri delegates to the Democratic National Convention who supported the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders are reluctant to heed his call to now back the likely Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Sanders was met with boos Monday when he suggested to supporters that they need to elect Clinton in order…