(KTRS) – An update on the shooting on the campus of Washington University Wednesday afternoon. School officials gave the all clear just before 3 p.m., but one person was shot in the arm near the student center. The incident began with reports of a person with a gun on campus and around 1:30 p.m. we learned…
(KTRS/AP) – Michael Sam is joining the chorus of voices against a measure to protect some Missouri businesses that deny services for same-sex weddings. Sam said the proposal is the opposite of respect and equality. Supporters of the measure say it’s needed to shield florists and photographers who cite religion when denying goods and services…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) – University of Missouri graduate student workers have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. The Columbia Missourian reports about 84 percent of the 795 graduate students who voted were in favor of allowing the Coalition of Graduate Workers to represent them in collective bargaining. Voting took place on Monday and Tuesday. University administrators still…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A former St. Louis police officer won’t get any jail time after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. On Tuesday, 33-year-old Jason Flanery will was sentenced to two years of probation and must pay for damage to the car he…
( KTRS ) A measure asking voters in November to tax Illinois’ wealthiest residents at higher rates is heading to the full House for consideration. The current income tax rate is 3.75 percent. Under the measure most residents would see a slight decrease in what they pay. The tax rate would be 3.5 percent for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment to protect businesses that deny services for same-sex weddings are lobbying Missouri legislators. About 200 backers of the amendment rallied Tuesday in the Capitol. The measure would ban government punishment of businesses that cite religion while declining goods or services of “expressional or artistic…
( KTRS ) Legislation that would legalize medical marijuana cultivation with tight restrictions on who could use the drug has won initial approval in the Missouri House. The House adopted the bill Tuesday by 91-59 vote after limiting marijuana to terminal cancer patients in hospice. The restriction caused a split among some supporters of medical…
( KTRS ) Reforms will be coming quickly now that a federal judge has approved a settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Ferguson. Ferguson saw months of unrest following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in August, 2014. Federal Judge Catherine Perry issued her ruling approving the agreement Tuesday after…
