McCulloch: ACLU Claims Are Inaccurate and Misleading
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Students move Planned Parenthood discussion after concerns
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A group of St. Louis University law school students moved a previously scheduled discussion about Planned Parenthood off school property Tuesday after feeling external pressure from the university. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1GKFZ9A ) the university’s chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice had planned to host a discussion centered…
Illinois man guilty in Missouri college student’s death
( KTRS ) An East St. Louis man has pleaded guilty to killing a University of Missouri student after what prosecutors call a botched 2013 drug deal. 26 year-old Deneshion Swope pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder in Madison County Circuit Court in the shooting death of 21-year-old Jarrett Mosby of Collinsville. Police say Mosby…
Democrats gain seat in Missouri House special elections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democrats have gained a seat in the Missouri House as a result of special elections held to fill several vacancies. Three empty House seats were on the ballot Tuesday. Democrats won two of them, including one that had previously been held by a Republican. In suburban Kansas City, Democrat Rory…
Missouri revenues up 3 percent from last fiscal year
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri officials say revenues for the fiscal year that started July 1 are about 3 percent higher than they were in 2015. Acting budget director Dan Haug says individual income tax collections are up 6.2 percent for the July-through-October period this year, going from $1.8 million in FY 2015 to…
The Latest: Missouri execution on hold during appeal
( KTRS ) The execution of a Missouri man scheduled for Tuesday has been put on hold and appears unlikely to happen Wednesday, either. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday night granted a stay of execution for Ernest Lee Johnson, who was convicted of beating three people to death with a claw hammer. The case…
Public input sought for Forest Park improvements
A nonprofit is seeking the public’s help in figuring out ways to improve Forest Park’s trails, paths and roadways over the next quarter century. Forest Park Forever is hosting a series of discussions, focus groups and open houses this week to get public feedback for future plans. The group’s executive director, Lesley Hoffarth, said they…
Attorney’s office: No charges for officers who shot Kajieme Powell
(KTRS) – The St. Louis City circuit attorney’s office has decided not to press charges against two police officers who shot and killed Kajieme Powell last year. The shooting happened outstide of a north city convenience store last August. The incident began when officers were called on reports of a shoplifter. When police arrived, they…
Hanaway proposes 20-week abortion ban in Missouri
Hanaway also says she wants ramped-up penalties for selling fetal organs