JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri House committee has approved a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would declare a right to life for unborn children “at every stage of biological development.” The amendment approved Tuesday does not include any exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life. The…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri department tasked with cleaning, maintaining and fixing buildings on the Columbia campus is eliminating 50 jobs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the move involving MU Operations comes a month after university administrators announced they were cutting spending by 5 percent and putting a hiring freeze in…
(KTRS) – Missouri lawmakers finish their legislative session May 13 and some worry that there is not enough time to pass meaningful ethics reforms. The Post-Dispatch reports that four ethics proposals are working through the Legislature now. The pending plans range from limiting lawmakers ability to invest after leaving office to forcing lawmakers to wait…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois health officials have proposed new rules requiring parents who oppose vaccinating their children based on religious reasons to provide a special document to schools and child care facilities each year. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports that the Illinois Department of Public Health proposal is in response to…
Springfield, IL Â (KTRS) Â – Illinois health officials are proposing new rules requiring parents who oppose vaccinating their children based on religious reasons to provide a special document to schools and child care facilities each year. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s proposal is in response to a law approved last year. The law created a…
*|MC:SUBJECT|* April 2016 KTRS Newsletter View this email in your browser Share Tweet Share Forward Program Notes:  Saint Louis FC 2016 Season All home games can once again be heard at the Big 550 KTRS Home Opener is set for April 16 vs Tulsa Roughnecks at World Wide Technology Soccer Park Pregame action begins at 6:00pm…
[vc_text_titles title=”ThurtenE Carnival” title_type=”h1″ page_title_type=”v1″ title_align=”center”][vc_text_titles title=”April 15-17 ” title_type=”h1″ page_title_type=”v1″ title_align=”center”] This weekend, April 15-17 at Washington University, check out the annual ThurtenE Carnival, the oldest and largest student-run carnival in the nation. There will be exciting rides, delicious food, and amazing performances from talented members of the St. Louis community. At http://www.thurtene.org/shop/, check…
( KTRS ) The public has a chance to give Missouri lawmakers feedback on a proposed constitutional amendment to protect some businesses that object to same-sex marriage. The Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee is set to hear testimony on the measure after the House breaks for the evening, later today. The hearing is the first…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A federal study recommending that a U.S. spy agency remain in St. Louis rather than move to Illinois contains geographical errors that officials in the losing state hope will bolster their efforts to win the $1.6 billion project. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has preliminarily selected a blighted section of north St.…
