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…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) Two graduate student organizations at the University of Missouri are calling for walkouts in solidarity with protesters who want the system president to resign. The Steering Committee of the Forum on Graduate Rights and the Coalition of Graduate Workers called Sunday for the actions. The organizations say walkouts by student workers on…
( KTRS ) Missouri football players announced on Twitter over the weekend that they will not participate in team activities until the university president resigns, a move designed to join forces with a black graduate student who is holding a hunger strike. Jonathan Butler has not eaten since last Monday to protest the university’s handling…
( KTRS ) The St. Charles Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that happened Sunday night around 8pm in the 1600 block of Timberlane, near First Capitol Drive. A police spokesperson said several shots were fired at the home, while a child was home alone. Police say the shots were fired from gold or silver…