JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is touting an endorsement from conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh in Missouri’s four-way Republican primary for governor. Kinder is running a radio ad in which Limbaugh recounts that he grew up with Kinder in Cape Girardeau and describes him as a lifelong close friend.…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Southern State University plans to resume sending legislative interns to the state Capitol for the 2017 session. The university in Joplin withdrew its four interns during the 2015 session. University officials have never said exactly why they took the action. After the 2015 session, House speaker John Diehl resigned for…
St. Peters, MO Â (KTRS) Â The investigation continues into the deaths of a mother and her two children following a house fire in St. Peters. Firefighters responded to the family’s burning home in the 1800 block of Elm Tree Street Thursday night. Â All three of the victims were found unresponsive. Investigators are calling the fire suspicious…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â St. Louis’ murder count continues to climb after two separate shootings. Police say two men were found shot to death in an alley on Burd Avenue at just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Â A couple of hours later, another man was shot to death in south St. Louis on Bingham Avenue. There’s…
Stanton, MO Â (KTRS) Â One of Missouri’s most popular tourist attractions is scheduled to reopen after being closed for about three months because of potentially harmful vapors. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that Meramec Caverns in Franklin County will reopen Friday. The caverns were closed in April after tests found high levels of trichloroethylene, or…
( KTRS ) Senior citizens, the blind and those with disabilities will be able to save money and still qualify for Medicaid health care under a new law. Gov. Jay Nixon signed the legislation Thursday. The current limit is $1,000 in assets for an individual and $2,000 for married couples. When fully implemented in 2021,…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana have made a rare joint appearance at a cabinet discussion about youth policies amid her nonprofit group’s involvement in a lawsuit against his administration. Diana Rauner is a Democrat who runs a child advocacy group called the Ounce of Prevention Fund. She and…
