JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s public defender agency is suing over what it calls Gov. Jay Nixon’s unconstitutional decision to withhold $3.5 million in funds for defending the indigent. The Missouri State Public Defender system and the state’s Public Defender Commission filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Cole County. The plaintiffs allege that Nixon has…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican candidates for governor renewed calls to support police during a debate largely focused on racial tensions and police-involved shootings. The fatal police shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson and the sometimes-violent protests that followed were top issues during a televised debate Wednesday. The GOP candidates for governor…
( KTRS ) Two people are dead, one victim is wounded and a police officer is recovering after a shooting in St. Louis. Authorities believe the incident began as an altercation broke out on a front porch of a home in the 3000 block of Miami. Police say a suspect produced a gun among a…
( KTRS ) More than 88,000 Ameren customers are without electricity after fast-moving thunderstorms brought rain and high winds. Meteorologists believe wind gusts may have exceeded 70 mph in some areas. The storm Wednesday afternoon knocked out power to 111,000 homes and businesses, most in the St. Louis area. An additional 72,800 of Ameren’s customers…
Investigators believe this was an isolated incident
Only one coalition provider has been paid so far
Lemay, MO (KTRS) Â A murder investigation is underway after the bodies of two people were found inside of a south county home. Authorities say the victims, a man and a woman, were discovered at a home in the 400 block of Kayser Avenue in Lemay around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. An exact cause of death is…
