( 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…
(KTRS) – Police say that a toddler who was shot while playing on the floor of his living room, should make a full recovery. The child was shot just after midnight on Sunday. Police have very little information concerning the shooting and are asking anyone with information to contact the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at 618-692-4433,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican-led Missouri legislative panel says the Senate should launch contempt proceedings against a St. Louis-region Planned Parenthood. The report from the Senate Interim Committee on the Sanctity of Life comes after the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri refused to comply with a subpoena. The…
(KTRS) – The Rams are one of three NFL teams expected to file for relocation to Los Angeles sometime today. The three teams expect to apply–the Rams, Chargers, and Raiders. The franchise relocation fee is $550 million. Fox 2 reports that no team has yet to receive enough support from league owners to make the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Those wanting to go to the top of the Arch will have to wait. The underground visitors center at the Gateway Arch and the trams to the top will be closed beginning Monday for at least two months due to the major renovation work underway at the riverfront park. Arch rides and…
EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) – Two bodies were pulled from a frigid Wisconsin lake and two other men were missing after the four friends left a house early Sunday morning and apparently took a canoe out on the lake but never returned, a state investigative spokesman said. Jason Roberts, spokesman for investigation of the incident…
GLEN CARBON, Ill. (AP) – The southwestern Illinois village of Glen Carbon is planning to begin discussions on whether to include those who served with the Merchant Marine on one of its war memorial stones. Village administrator Jamie Bowden tells the Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1OEVPpk ) the village’s public service committee is scheduled to discuss the…
UNDATED (AP) – Sharon Stivers says she’s had her share of torment lately, including her daughter’s cancer fight. Now, the woman is dealing with the fallout of flooding in 1,400-resident Kincaid in central Illinois. Floodwaters got 4 feet into the home she shares with her 45-year-old daughter, a granddaughter and four dogs. Compounding the difficulties…
( KTRS ) As the new year Missouri Lawmakers will try to tighten ethics laws in response to allegations that former lawmakers acted inappropriately toward interns. Republican leaders of the state House and Senate say ethics is a priority in the session beginning Wednesday. Proposals set for this year, could set limits to political donations…
( KTRS ) Motorists returning to work Monday will have smoother and drier commute this week. Interstates 70, 44, 55 and more than 40 other state roads in the region are now open after flooding forced MoDOT to close them after Christmas. Waters from area creeks and rivers caused dozens of roads to close in…