( 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…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are debating how to balance the public’s right to access police body camera footage with individuals’ right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson spoke before a House panel Monday, saying that body camera and dashboard camera footage should be closed to the public if it shows a place where people expect privacy,…
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CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has broken with fellow Republicans by saying he “looks forward” to President Barack Obama nominating a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In a Chicago Sun-Times column posted Monday, Kirk says the constitution gives the president – Republican or Democrat – the right to send a nominee…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The cause of an accident involving an Amtrak train in south county is being investigated. Authorities say a train and a vehicle collided around 6 a.m. Monday, just south of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Two people were taken to the hospital. Their injuries aren’t said to be life threatening.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The head of Missouri’s public defender system is warning that the strain on his department could be grounds for a federal lawsuit. The Office of the State Public Defender is asking for a funding boost of more than $25 million for the fiscal year that starts in July. But Governor…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s attempt to spur lawmakers into action has left no clear way forward in the state’s seemingly never-ending budget saga. Illinois remains far from passing a budget for this year and months of legislative hand-wringing has done nothing to change the predicament. This is a time when lawmakers should…
