( KTRS ) Michael Brown’s family is urging Missouri lawmakers to overcome politics and pass a law requiring police to wear body cameras. Leslie McSpadden, Brown’s mother, told a Senate panel Wednesday that body cameras are only one piece of police reform, but would help restore trust. The bill would require police in Missouri’s largest cities…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri System Interim President Mike Middleton is asking lawmakers for time to enact changes following a tumultuous fall at the Columbia campus. Middleton told state lawmakers during a Wednesday hearing that the university is working to address concerns raised after turmoil. Middleton, the interim chancellor of the Columbia…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan has rejected Gov. Bruce Rauner’s idea to give the Republican executive sole budget-cutting authority. The Chicago Democrat says Rauner’s conservative agenda is too “extreme” to trust him with that power. Lawmakers gave similar authority in the past to former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. Madigan favors Rauner’s idea…
Gosen is the third lawmaker to resign under pressure in the past year
St. Louis, MO (AP) The St. Louis Rams are gone, and the stadium where they played might soon be a thing of the past, too. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports one option being considered for renovation of the city’s convention center is tearing down the Edward Jones Dome, home to the Rams from 1995, their…
Hazelwood, MO (KTRS) Many parents, teachers, and students in a north county school district are angry over budget reductions that would include major cuts to elementary band and physical education. That anger spilled over Tuesday night when an overflow crowd showed up for the Hazelwood School Board meeting. Most who showed up couldn’t attend because district…
( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner is set to deliver his annual budget address to state lawmakers as Illinois enters its eighth month without a spending plan for the current year. The standoff with majority Democrats over the budget – and what Rauner proposes to do to resolve it – will likely overshadow many of…
( KTRS ) Authorities say a man is in critical condition after being rescued from a fire at his duplex in Arnold. According to Ron Harder, spokesman for the Rock Community Fire Protection District, firefighters responded to a call about a fire around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fire crews saw heavy smoke at the home and…
( KTRS ) University of Missouri leaders are set to speak with state lawmakers following criticism from the Legislature over recent turmoil on the Columbia campus. University of Missouri System Interim President Mike Middleton is scheduled to speak during a hearing, later today. The hearing comes amid lawmaker frustration with the University of Missouri. Complaints include…
