Huge Wins For Hillary Clinton In Tuesday’s Primaries
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Hillary Clinton is one step closer to achieving the Democratic nomination after Tuesday’s presidential primaries. Drew Pusateri Missouri Communications Director of Hillary for America, calls this another victory towards Clinton’s race to the White House. “I think the results tonight are really illustrative of level of enthusiasm Hillary Clinton has throughout the…
Missouri Sets Record Voter Turnout In Presidential Primary
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s presidential primaries appear to have set a new record for voter turnout. Nearly 1.6 million of Missouri’s 4 million registered voters cast ballots in the Presidential Primary on Tuesday. That equates to a statewide voter turnout of about 39 percent. This is higher that what was projected by the…
Missouri Supreme Court: Boy Scouts not liable for abuse
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court says the Boy Scouts of America can’t be held liable for alleged sexual abuse by a scoutmaster. Tuesday’s ruling applies to a lawsuit filed by a 35-year-old man who alleges he was abused starting when he was about 12. The man, identified only as John Doe,…
Missouri lawmakers discuss custody battles over embryos
( KTRS/AP) Legislators are considering a proposal to advise courts on how to deal with custody battles over embryos. A Missouri House panel on Tuesday reviewed a bill that would direct courts not to allow embryos to be terminated or unused in disputes. Supporters say some judges are unfairly ruling to get rid of embryos…
Missouri Supreme Court upholds HIV-risk law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a woman who did not tell her sexual partner that she was HIV-positive. The court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the woman’s challenge to Missouri’s law requiring people who are HIV-positive to inform others before sex or other activities that could expose…
Police narrow search for escaped prisoner
(KTRS) – Authorities are narrowing the search area for a prison escapee. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office believe they have a lead on a possible location of Jason Mills. Mills, along with convicted murderer Adam Moore, escaped from the Madison County Jail on Sunday afternoon. Moore was quickly caught, but Mills is still on the…
Board of Curators rejects Click’s appeal of termination
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri curators have rejected the appeal of an assistant professor who drew national attention for her run-ins with student journalists during protests. The four-campus system announced Tuesday in a news release that the board unanimously reached the decision Monday during a closed session. The release said the board…