( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it’s taking steps in three areas to “compromise” while the Republican remains deadlocked with legislative Democrats over a budget. Rauner’s office says it has reached an agreement with labor and business unions on proposed unemployment insurance changes. The administration also said it would ease restrictions on who…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Officials of two St. Louis County municipalities say a new state law that caps revenue from traffic tickets played a role in their decision to switch from village to city status. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Sd5r7T ) reports voters approved the status changes last week for Velda Village Hills and Bel-Ridge.…
( KTRS ) The student government president at the University of Missouri is calling new initiatives that aim to address issues of race and discrimination steps “in the right direction.” Missouri Students Association President Payton Head, says he has been hoping for change and is glad to see the ideas put forward Monday by the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri System plans to enact several initiatives in the next 90 days to address racial turmoil that led to the resignations of President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. The university system said in a news release Monday that it will appoint its first chief officer for…
(KTRS) – Missouri voters may have several votes to cast next year on the legalization of marijuana for different reasons. One plan to allow for medical marijuana is in the petition stage, supporters are working to gather 168,000 legal signatures to place the initiative on the 2016 ballot. Support for medical marijuana has been difficult…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Eighteen convicted killers have been executed in Missouri in the last two years, a pace that is expected to slow significantly with death sentences on the decline and many of the 28 remaining death row inmates still filing appeals. Only Texas, with 24, has performed more executions than Missouri since November…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A new study suggests that wealthy people are more likely to get on multiple waiting lists and to score an organ transplant, and less likely to die while waiting for one. Donor organs are assigned based on medical need, time on a waiting list and other factors. Patients can get on…
(KTRS) – A chase involved the Missouri State Highway Patrol ended after a trooper fired at a suspect multiple times, but officials now say the man was not shot. The Post-Dispatch reports that although the man’s leg was injured, he was not shot. The incident began just after 8 AM Monday when a trooper spotted…
Columbia, MO  (KTRS)   University of Missouri System president resigns amid criticism of handling of racial issues. Tim Wolfe made that announcement this morning during  a special meeting of the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS)   The St. Louis murder rate continues to rise. Police say a man who was shot in north St. Louis  Sunday night has died. The victim was shot inside of a home along the 5200 block of Thrush Avenue at just after 10 p.m.  The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no…