( KTRS ) Two lawsuits, contesting a cigarette tax hike, have been filed to block it from the November ballot. One is a follow up to a recent appeals court decision that changed the measure’s ballot summary. The other lawsuit states that the proposal violates the Missouri Constitution by how it raises and spends money. The…
( KTRS ) The search for a mid-Missouri woman, that police believed was being held against her will, is over. The MO State Highway Patrol reports that 30 yr old Kelley Clark has been located. 911 operators spoke with Clark Monday night, when she told them she was being kept in a vehicle by a suspect.…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Ferguson continues to show signs of healing. Tuesday night’s city council meeting was the first meeting since the council passed the code of conduct ordinance. Instead of angry outbursts, there was camaraderie, including celebrating the birthday of resident Gerry Jasper, who read a poem she composed. “The world is watching our town.…
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
(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.
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,…
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,…
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.…
