Child Death Being Investigated In Franklin County
Franklin County, MO (KTRS) The death of a 7-year-old Franklin County girl is being investigated. Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke says the child’s father arrived home from work early Wednesday and found his daughter dead in a bedroom and his wife incoherent on the floor. Toelke did not say how the girl died, but…
Two Arrested In Connection With Sunset Hills Woman Who Has Been Missing For Nearly A Year
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Two family members of a missing Sunset Hills woman are in custody. John McLaughlin, the estranged husband of Linda McLaughlin, was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of murder. His brother Robert McLaughlin, was also arrested. Both men are being held without bail. Police say first-degree murder charges are expected to…
Missouri Senate passes farm exemptions to open records laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The state Senate has approved exempting some types of farm data from Missouri’s open-records laws. Senators voted 25-6 Tuesday on a bill requiring state agencies to keep confidential the information collected for voluntary agricultural programs, including registration data for animal disease tracking programs. Anyone who improperly releases that information could…
Missouri House advances bill to expand concealed carry
( KTRS ) A bill designed to ease limits on the concealed carry of weapons is advancing in the Missouri Legislature after House members voted 112-37 to send the measure to the Senate. The approved legislation would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit anywhere they now can carry openly, something that doesn’t…
Missouri Senate passes rules on releasing body camera video
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill moving through the Missouri Legislature would limit public access to police body camera footage. Senators voted 30-0 on Tuesday to seal body camera footage until police investigations become inactive. The bill would also exempt footage from body cameras and dashboard cameras from open records laws if they depict…
Missouri House votes to make it easier for women to access birth control
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican-controlled House has voted to increase women’s access to birth control by allowing pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives. Tuesday’s 97-50 vote in the House sends the measure to the Senate. Under Republican Rep. Sheila Solon’s bill, those under 18 would have to show pharmacists a doctor’s previous prescription. The…