OAKVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving the family of a south St. Louis County woman fatally shot while sitting on her back porch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a judge approved the settlement Friday for the family of 84-year-old Betty Lou Knight, who was…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon isn’t saying yet whether he’ll veto a sweeping expansion of gun rights passed by lawmakers. Nixon said Friday that he will give the measure a comprehensive review. Nixon’s comments came after lawmakers passed the bill on the last day of the 2016 session. The measure would…
(KTRS) – A quick look at the action on the last day of the legislative session: —The House sent a bill to Governor Jay Nixon that would prohibit cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies from enacting ticket quotas. Supervisors would also be barred from instructing officers to increase the number of tickets that they write.…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A 32-year-old Ferguson man is facing second-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of his father. Jesse Reise was also charged Thursday with armed criminal action. He is jailed on $500,000 bond. Police were called Tuesday to the Ferguson home that Reise shared with his 58-year-old father, Joseph Reise. The elder…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A prominent St. Louisian has died. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” reports that Gertrude “Trudy” Busch passed away on Wednesday. She was the third wife of the late beer giant August Busch. Seven years ago Busch was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 89. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1:30…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure allowing the state to regulate daily fantasy sports games. Legislators sent the bill to Gov. Nixon yesterday, he had called upon them to regulate and tax the games in his State of the State address. The measure would limit daily fantasy sports to those at least…
