( KTRS ) Lawmakers are set to discuss issues ranging from how to repair state roads and bridges to laws on abortion, when the 2016 session begins Wednesday. Legislative leaders say tightening state laws on ethics will be a top priority. Proposals on the table include banning lobbyist gifts to lawmakers. Other bills lawmakers have proposed include…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says changing ethics laws is a priority during his final legislative session as the state’s top executive. During a Tuesday press conference on the eve of the 2016 session, Nixon said he wants to restore campaign contribution limits and ban lobbyist gifts. Other changes Nixon recommended included…
FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO. (AP)- Fort Leonard Wood is planning a memorial service Friday for five international soldiers who were temporarily assigned to the Missouri Army installation when their vehicle was caught in floodwaters. The soldiers were returning from a shopping trip on Dec. 26 when their vehicle was swept off a low water crossing…
Nasheed says the proposed bill would expand police reporting requirements to include pedestrian stops as well as vehicle stops
Eureka, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to help those impacted by severe flooding. A regional distribution center is being offered at Six Flags Wednesday, where flood victims can pick up supplies to help them in their recovery efforts. This is being offered in the form of a drive-thru at the main entrance Six Flags from 11…
Pine Lawn, MO (KTRS) A deadly shooting in Pine Lawn is being investigated. Police say 44-year-old Fernando Smith was shot multiple times inside of his home along the 3800 block of Council Grove early Monday evening. Smith was able to make a neighbor’s home for help. Smith was taken to the hospital, where he died early…
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say Illinois patients legally purchased nearly $1.7 million worth of medical marijuana during November and December Program director Joseph Wright on Monday announced sales figures since Nov. 9, when Illinois launched regulated sales with the opening of the state’s first licensed cannabis dispensaries. Wholesale sales – what growers sold to dispensaries…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican-led Missouri legislative panel says the Senate should launch contempt proceedings against the leader of a St. Louis-region Planned Parenthood. The report comes after Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri didn’t comply with a subpoena sent to President and CEO Mary Kogut. The Senate Interim…
( KTRS ) Newly proposed Missouri legislation would make it a crime for women to use drugs while pregnant. Rep. Jered Taylor, a Republican from Nixa, says his bill is intended to get women into treatment before they give birth. He says the bill would push offenders into drug court, where their sentences would be deferred…
( KTRS ) More than 100 Republican Missouri lawmakers are calling for a University of Missouri assistant professor to be fired in response to her videotaped clash with reporters during campus protests. The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the Board of Curators to oust assistant communications professor Melissa Click, on Monday. Click garnered national…