( KTRS ) The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax to pay for road and bridge projects. Senators voted 21-10, to increase the tax by nearly 6 cents per gallon. The plan now heads to the House, and it would also require voter approval. Bill sponsor Sen. Doug Libla…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers would need to wait six months after their term ends before lobbying under a compromise reached by a legislative panel. House and Senate members Wednesday hashed out a tentative agreement on a bill to limit when lawmakers can lobby in the Capitol. Legislators now can immediately lobby their…
(KTRS) – One person was injured by a gas line fire and subsequent explosions in Illinois. Fox 2 reports that a worker was using a piece of equipment at a construction site in Maryville when the worker hit a gas line. That started a fire and it appears the fire may have spread to nearby…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Spike Lee documentary about University of Missouri protests and the football team’s threatened boycott is making its premiere at a theater near the campus. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a one-hour version of the documentary, titled “2 Fists Up,” will be shown Wednesday night at the Missouri Theatre. Lee…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Secretary of State’s office and the St. Louis County Council are both seeking answers after a ballot shortage plagued several polling places during Tuesday’s municipal elections. Democratic elections director Eric Fey says shortages occurred in 63 precincts that required ballots for multiple jurisdictions such as school board and municipal…
St. Clair County, IL Â (KTRS) Â Â St. Clair County wants more time to challenge a federal spy agency’s preliminary decision to remain in St. Louis rather than relocate. Last week the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced its plan to build its new western regional headquarters in north St. Louis rather than move to a site near Scott…
