ST. LOUIS (AP) – An off-duty probation officer who was among several victims of paintball pranksters in St. Louis says “by the grace of God” he didn’t return fire. Forty-eight-year-old James Cashatt says he reached in his riding jacket for his gun Thursday night after hearing four pops and feeling a sting on his arm.…
(KTRS) – The Republican-led Missouri legislature is proposing millions of dollars in cuts to the University of Missouri System. The cuts are part of a total budget proposal from the House Budget Leader Tom Flanigan. The plan relies on a revenue increase of just over 3 percent, a smaller increase than Governor Jay Nixon assumed…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Two suspects are in custody and two more are being sought following a shooting that ended with a police chase in St. Charles. Police say shots were fired from an SUV at a residence in 2000 block of North Fourth Street late Tuesday night. This was followed by a police pursuit…
Kansas City, MO (KTRS) Bernie Sanders is coming to the Show-Me-State. Sanders’ campaign staff announced that the Democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to attend a rally on Wednesday in Kansas City. The event will be held at the Kansas City Convention Center at 1 p.m. This comes ahead of Missouri’s Presidential Preference Primary on March 15th.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after being shot overnight in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot at just after 12 a.m. Tuesday on Bessie Avenue near Marcus. He died after someone drove him to the North Patrol police station for help. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The top Republican in the Illinois House says there is room to compromise with Democrats on the conservative agenda Gov. Bruce Rauner Is pushing. Jim Durkin is a Republican from Western Springs. On Monday, he told a meeting of the City Club in Chicago that he wants Democrats who control the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Democratic lawmaker wants to remove an exemption in Missouri’s laws allowing some union members to avoid registering as lobbyists. Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis on Monday compared his bill to other ethics legislation that would restrict lobbyists’ interactions with lawmakers. He told a House committee it’s wrong to carve out…
ST. JAMES, Mo. (AP) – A southern Missouri sheriff says remains have been found along a creek where a 13-year-old boy was last seen in July. Phelps County Sheriff Richard Lisenbe said Monday that tests are being conducted on the remains, but it’s unclear if they belong to Johnathan Shay, who was reported missing July…
( KTRS ) Candidates are set to officially enter the races for Missouri governor, U.S. Senate and other elected positions. Candidate filing starts today at the secretary of state’s office in Jefferson City and runs through March 29. Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is expected to file for re-election and face a challenge from Democratic…
