JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow utilities to raise customers’ rates every year with less control by regulators. Proponents of the measure say the increases will be more predictable and subject to yearly limits. The Kansas City Star reports that opponents say customers would almost be guaranteed…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Top executives from some of the St. Louis area’s largest companies say Missouri’s proposed religious freedom bill could have a devastating impact on the state’s economy. Leaders from Monsanto, MasterCard and other firms joined Gov. Jay Nixon Friday at the St. Louis Regional Chamber to express opposition to Senate Joint Resolution…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Services are set for an eastern Missouri woman who authorities in Mexico say was strangled by her American boyfriend while they vacationed. John Loveless has been ordered by a judge in Mexico to stand trial in the death of 36-year-old Tamra Turpin of the St. Louis suburb of Union. Authorities there…
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission is set to hear rules concerning bicycle taxis. Some of the changes officials could consider including posting fares on pedicabs and performing background checks using fingerprints. The proposal would call for limiting predicab fares to $2 per block with an extra charge of $1 for a third…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A $2,500 reward is being offered to find whoever is responsible for shooting a dog in north St. Louis. The Humane Society of Missouri is putting up the money after a German Shepherd mix named “Cutie” was shot with a handgun near the intersection of Harney and Thrush around 5 p.m.…
Union, MO (KTRS) Police may be getting closer to finding an escaped inmate in Franklin County. Police say Jason Mills was spot Friday morning on the west side of Union. This resulted to Union schools being put on lock down. Mills escaped with fellow inmate Adam Moore from the Madison County Jail Sunday afternoon.…
