Missouri prison guards are criticizing the Department of Corrections director, who was photographed at a September golf fundraiser holding a beer while wearing a shirt with the department logo. Prison employee union chief Gary Gross says employees would face discipline if they were pictured doing the same thing in their uniforms. Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann…
New Madrid, MO (KTRS) Investigators say they have identified a suspect in a twenty year old murder case of a southeast Missouri mother and daughter, but that suspect has died. According to the investigation, DNA evidence has linked the suspect to the 1998 fatal shootings of 37-year-old Sherri Scherer and her 12-year-old daughter, Megan. The…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The company that owns the Ride the Ducks operation in Branson asked a judge Monday to dismiss some of the lawsuits filed after one of its boats sank in a Missouri lake in July, killing 17 people. Ripley Entertainment said in its motions that the boat’s sinking on Table Rock…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) More than 1200 registered sex offenders are unaccounted for in the state of Missouri. That’s according to findings Auditor Nicole Galloway released Monday on an audit of the state’s sexual offender registered program. Galloway says when convicted sex offenders fail to register, law enforcement agencies need to act, such as issuing…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Republicans and Democrats are focusing a lot of attention on seven eastern Missouri counties that some say will be pivotal in the U.S. Senate race between Attorney General Josh Hawley and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. The two parties consider Jefferson County, which is adjacent to St. Louis’ suburbs, as a key…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of nonprofit groups that has registered more than 87,000 new Missouri voters — most of them black residents — says it is not working for Sen. Claire McCaskill, but its effort could help her campaign against Republican challenger Josh Hawley. The nonpartisan coalition called Missouri Black Votes wants…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is coming to Missouri as he pushes for Republican Josh Hawley to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in a critical Senate race. Trump’s campaign on Friday announced the planned Sept. 21 rally in Springfield, Missouri. McCaskill is a top target for Republicans seeking to expand the party’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri high school students could apply a computer science credit toward math, science or practical art credits needed for graduation under a bill passed by state lawmakers. Senators voted 28-1 Friday to give the measure final approval. It now heads to Gov. Mike Parson. The measure would also create an…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Revenue says the state has been given more time to comply with identification requirements under the Real ID Act. The department announced Tuesday that the federal government has granted Missouri an extension through Jan. 21, 2019. The current extension ends Oct. 10. During the extension, federal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling a campaign rally in Missouri as a potentially catastrophic hurricane nears the East Coast.Trump on Tuesday announced he’s axing his planned visit to Cape Girardeau on Thursday. His campaign says that’s the safest decision in light of the approaching hurricane. Hurricane Florence is expected to…