( KTRS ) The Ferguson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing child. Authorities report that 10 yr old Caidyn Robinson hasn’t been seen since leaving a house on Ward Drive, in north county, around 3:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. Caidyn is African-American, 5’3, weighing about 95 and was last…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri students would have to take CPR training and pass a civics exam before graduating high school under proposals that have cleared the Legislature. Lawmakers voted Tuesday to require high school students to answer 100 questions similar to those on the U.S. citizenship test. The questions could be included in…
( KTRS ) The manhunt continues for a suspect accused of shooting a police officer in Central Illinois. The Illinois State Police reports that Dracy “Clint” Pendleton was last seen Monday morning, wearing a black shirt, camouflage pants, and boots. He has reportedly shaved his beard and trimmed his hair. Authorities say that Pendleton has…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Legislature has voted to tighten the standards for school districts’ anti-bullying policies. The House voted 124-27 Tuesday to set a timeline for school officials to investigate reports of bullying. The Senate passed the bill Monday on a 31-0 vote, and it now goes to the governor. The legislation requires…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A man convicted of killing a sheriff’s deputy and two other people in 2002 is scheduled to be put to death in what could be Missouri’s last execution for some time. Earl Forrest was convicted of killing Harriett Smith and Michael Wells in a drug dispute and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri senators have passed a bill to regulate daily fantasy sports. Senators passed the bill 20-10 Tuesday. It limits daily fantasy sports to those at least 18 years old and would give the state Gaming Commission oversight. The legislation also would require an annual operating fee of 11.5 percent of…
Kinder is running for governor and faces a GOP primary against suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens and former House speaker and U.S. attorney Catherine Hanaway
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Legislation limiting public access to police body camera videos has won final approval in Missouri in a move that some supporters hope will help encourage their use. The bill’s passage Tuesday comes nearly two years after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson touched off massive protests over…
