( KTRS ) A teenage math whiz, from Chesterfield, is back home after winning a gold medal in Europe. Rachel Zhang, a student at the Parkway South High School, traveled to Romania last week to compete in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad. Rachel and the three other girls representing the United States placed second in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lawmakers are scaling back reductions to the University of Missouri’s budget. Budget writers from both chambers agreed Wednesday to reduce a proposed $7.6 million cut to the university system’s administration to less than $4 million. They also eliminated a proposal to cut $1 million from the Columbia campus. Budget writers…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill designed to ease limits on the concealed carry of weapons is advancing in the Missouri House. House members gave initial approval Wednesday to the measure that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit anywhere they now can carry openly, something that doesn’t require a permit.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The GOP-led Missouri House is advancing a measure to make it easier for women to get birth control. House members in a voice vote gave the legislation initial approval Wednesday. It’s sponsored by Republican Rep. Sheila Solon and would allow pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives. Those under 18 would have to…
( KTRS ) Washington University in St. Louis has identified the victim of a campus shooting as a school food service worker. Police and school officials did not release the woman’s name. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police say they’re investigating it as a possible road rage case. No arrests had been made…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A judge has dismissed an appeal by a man convicted of a 1994 homicide in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/23KzkXk ) reports that Leron Hornaday is serving a life sentence in prison after being convicted in 1997 of murder, robbery and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of…
(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…