St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis is home to the newest Microsoft Technology Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for the state of the art facility in the Cortex District in the Central West End. Governor Mike Parson was among the honorary guests in attendance. Parson says he believes this new center is among…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff at all Missouri government buildings Thursday to honor a southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy who drowned during flooding. Thirty-five-year-old Greene County Deputy Aaron Roberts’ patrol car was swept off a roadway Friday night. Roberts had just returned to service…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Mayor Lyda Krewson is collaborating with other city and state officials. She hosted a city tour Friday afternoon with guests’ Governor Mike Parson and Kansas City Mayor Sly James. Krewson stated, “This is really an exciting day for us, to be able to have Mayor Sly James and Governor Mike Parson…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Governor Mike Parson is expressing concern over the so-called police exclusion list issued by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Parson said this also impacts victims of crime, “You also have victims out there and are you taking away their rights as victims on whether you’re going to prosecute.” Parson said.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Governor Mike Parson says the upcoming special session is crucial to the future of the state of Missouri. Parson is traveled the state on Tuesday to speak on the issues of STEM education and expanding drug treatment courts, which will be the focus of the special session. He made a stop…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday appointed a local school board president and a former technical college president to the state’s once-embattled K-12 education board, bringing it close to fully staffed. Seven of eight seats on the State Board of Education now are filled, a step…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed his first five bills into law since taking office, including one that exempts small farms from parts of the state’s clean water law. The legislation said farms would not need a permit to allow water from their property…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A new initiative is underway to help residents find affordable housing in St. Louis County. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger signed an executive order on Wednesday to create the St. Louis County Affordable Housing Trust Fund Task Force. Stenger announced this action during a press conference at the St. Louis…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party is suing to try to block the appointment of Mike Kehoe as lieutenant governor, reviving a longstanding debate over whether the governor has the power to fill the executive branch’s No. 2 position or whether it can only be filled…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s new governor just wrapped up his two-day state listening tour. Governor Mike Parson’s last stop on Wednesday was in St. Louis at the city’s Cortex Innovation District. Parson spoke with business and community leaders on a number of issues, including education, infrastructure, and the state’s workforce development. “It’s the same…