St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County chapter of the NAACP is calling for an independent investigation into the ballot problems in the county. Ballot problems impacted dozens of precincts during the April 5 election. The county is already conducting its own investigation, as is the Missouri Secretary of State’s office and a Missouri House…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri beef producers have soundly rejected an effort to establish a $1 per head beef checkoff fee. The Department of Agriculture announced Monday the proposal lost with nearly 75 percent of the beef producers who voted opposed and just over 25 percent in favor. The department said ballots were mailed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has tabled a sales tax proposal after a senator filibustered it by reading a book about 50 Cent. Democratic Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal on Monday read for almost an hour from “The 50th Law,” a self-help book co-authored by 50 Cent and Robert Greene that draws on anecdotes…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers are advancing a measure that would limit fees to carry a concealed firearm and expand the state’s castle doctrine law. Under the bill, concealed carry applicants could not be charged additional fees beyond $100 for fingerprinting or background checks. The measure also expands the castle doctrine law, which gives people…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has passed a five-year extension to a package of tax incentives for small businesses. Senators voted 27-4 Monday to pass the legislation, known as the Big Government Get Off My Back Act. The House passed a version of the bill earlier this year. Businesses with fewer than…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) Community efforts continue to combat the heroin epidemic in the St. Louis area. On Monday night, the Florissant Police Department, along with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse hosted a Town Hall discussion on heroin and prescription painkiller abuse. Presentations were given by members of law enforcement, treatment professionals, and…
(KTRS) – The interim chancellor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale says he may seek legal action after an anonymous video was posted online that called for the beating and lynching of black students. Brad Colwell asked students not to share the video. The threatening video follows complaints that Donald Trump supporters on campus used…
