( KTRS ) Temperatures nearing the 100-degree mark are forecast for Missouri and Kansas. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories Sunday for several counties, expected to have highs in the mid- to upper 90s, with heat index’s reaching 105 degrees in regions from St. Louis and Kansas City in Missouri, to Topeka in Kansas.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The quadrennial celebration of the Grand Old Party in Cleveland this week will be missing some key members from Illinois. Top Republicans from the Land of Lincoln are taking a pass on the Republican National Convention where delegates are expected to nominate contentious real estate developer Donald Trump. Only U.S. Sen. Mark…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A small Missouri community steeped in Civil War history and small-town charm hopes a gun-making plant can boost its economy after a decade of manufacturing job losses. CMMG is seeking a $200,000 forgivable loan from Boonville so it can move its operations from rural Fayette, half an hour to the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 15-year-old is charged as an adult and jailed on $1 million cash bond after being accused of fatally shooting a man in St. Louis during a would-be sale arranged on Facebook. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2a4P6r2 ) reports Isreal Leggette of Northwoods is charged with second-degree murder, robbery, child endangerment…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a woman who wanted to keep her son in a St. Louis charter school after she moved. La’Shieka White sued the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation in May claiming her son was unable to keep attending the Gateway Science Academy because of his…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters briefly closed a section of highway in downtown St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that activists supporting Black Lives Matter blocked Highway 40 in downtown St. Louis for about 15 minutes on Saturday afternoon. Protesters included participants at Netroots Nation, a national conference of progressive activists being held in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel tasked with recommending changes for the University of Missouri system is moving forward despite funding cuts. The University of Missouri Review Commission met for the first time Friday to discuss how to help a system rocked by turmoil following student protests and leadership changes. The system president and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Democratic candidate for governor Chris Koster raised more than $3.4 million in cash in the past several months, far outpacing Republican candidates. Campaign finance reports show he had $10 million to spend at the start of July. Friday is the deadline to report recent fundraising and spending. Reports show…
(KTRS) – Police are asking for help to find a missing 72-year-old Wright City woman. Minnie Lowe’s family was last seen at her house on Thursday. she is 5-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She was gray hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a blue athletic suit before she went missing. Lowe suffers from…
