ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities say an hours-long standoff in which a man was holding a hostage in a St. Louis residence has ended, though it is not immediately clear if anyone was harmed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1Ud3QBG ) most nearby residents who had been kept away from their homes were allowed to…
( KTRS ) Missouri Congressman William lacy Clay will be meeting with the new Ferguson Police Chief and local elected officials, for coffee, Monday morning. The Congressman, who requested the Department of Justice investigation into the Ferguson Police Department and Municipal Court will meet with newly appointed Ferguson Police Chief Delrish Moss, at the Starbucks…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missourians convicted of some crimes who don’t break more laws could have their records sealed under legislation on Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk. Rep. Jay Barnes this past week said the measure is aimed at giving credit to those who turn their lives around. Those convicted of felonies would have to wait…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Missouri school superintendent who sharply increased the number of low-income and minority students in Advanced Placement classes is trying to do the same in three St. Louis-area schools. Chris Belcher was troubled by the low number of low-income and minority students in AP classes in Columbia’s high schools, so…
ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) — Police in a St. Louis suburb say they believe a 37-year-old woman drowned her two children in a bathtub before dying in a house fire she appeared to set intentionally. The St. Peters, Missouri, Police Department said in a statement Saturday that it believes Jenny Ayers “played a role” in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area Democratic lawmaker says she won’t run for re-election and will return to teaching. Rep. Genise Montecillo announced Friday she’s dropping out of the race after the Aug. 2 primary. She’ll remain in office for the short September session and through the rest of her term, which ends…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri is one of the latest states to enact legislation to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports games. Gov. Jay Nixon signed into law Friday a measure to give the state Gaming Commission oversight of the practice and require licensing fees. It takes effect in August. Websites such as DraftKings…
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…