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…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – National Guard members and reservists now will be able to obtain Illinois driver’s licenses identifying them as veterans. Illinois lawmakers approved a measure last year allowing veterans to obtain the special identification by providing a certificate of release or discharge from active duty. But some National Guard members and reservists couldn’t…
Koster’s campaign says he had $10 million to spend as of the start of July
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Stray Rescue of St. Louis is calling a recent rescue one of its most tragic cases for the year. A call came in on Thursday about an injured dog in north St. Louis on Jefferson and Sullivan. When the Stray Rescue team arrived they found a severly emaciated dog with a…
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say Illinois residents with Land of Lincoln Health insurance won’t be able to transfer what they’ve paid in copays and deductibles to new plans after the failing nonprofit company goes out of business. Illinois Department of Insurance spokesman Michael Batkins tells The Associated Press that the company’s 49,000 customers will likely…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has turned down appeals of a ruling changing the ballot summary for a tobacco tax initiative. The court Thursday denied an appeal made by the sponsors of the initiative. On Wednesday, it denied a similar request made on behalf of Secretary of State Jason Kander, whose…
( KTRS ) A new Missouri law will require the state’s Social Services Department to have a third party review welfare rolls. Gov. Jay Nixon said he’ll let the law take effect without his signature. Thursday was Nixon’s deadline to sign or veto bills. The measure on welfare was the most significant bill that remained on…
