JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican lawmakers in Missouri will try again in 2016 to require voters to present photo identification at the polls. Lawmakers pre-filed measures to change the state constitution and state law to require photo ID for voting. Senate sponsor Will Kraus says photo ID could prevent fraud by individuals impersonating other…
( KTRS ) Heavy rain has pushed creeks and rivers out of their banks across Missouri, causing the deaths of at least six people. The National Weather Service on Sunday issued flash flood warnings for much of Missouri, where three to six inches of rain fell during the weekend. Up to four inches more rain…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The National Weather Service says up to 8 inches of rain could fall across southwest and eastern Missouri overnight and into Sunday, with a flash flood watch in effect for more than one-third of the state. The heaviest rain was expected early Sunday morning along a line from the southwest corner…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri lawmaker is proposing a bill that would let people buy guns one day a year without paying taxes on them. Republican Representative Jered Taylor of Nixa says Missouri residents want to protect their families but might not be able to afford guns if they have to pay taxes…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two men are dead after one of them drove the wrong way on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis and collided with a vehicle driven by the other. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 4:58 a.m. Friday, forcing the eastbound lanes of the interstate to be temporarily…
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri judge says the furry canines she has been bringing into her courtroom once a week since September provide a calming effect for young witnesses on the abuse and neglect docket. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports Associate Circuit Judge Sue Crane says the therapy dogs that come into Callaway…
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – A federal report obtained by The Associated Press shows that the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak that killed 12 residents of an Illinois state veterans home this summer and sickened dozens was likely spread by an aging water system at a 129-year-old facility that lacked several safeguards. The Centers for Disease Control report…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ mayor is calling for the removal of a three-story Confederate memorial from the city’s sprawling Forest Park. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Francis Slay took that position after a special committee earlier this month recommended that the monument either be donated to the Missouri Civil War Museum or placed…
CHICAGO (AP) – New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings have filed separate lawsuits against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a day after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the state. FanDuel filed its lawsuit Thursday in Illinois’ Sangamon County along with Head2Head Sports LLC, a season-long fantasy contest operator. DraftKings filed suit Thursday…
(KTRS) – Illinois residents will face new restrictions in 2016 when trying to buy powdered caffeine or alcohol in 2016. Starting January 1 you must be 18 or old to buy powdered caffeine. One teaspoon of the mixture can be as potent as 28 cups of coffee. Powdered alcohol will be entirely banned. It is…