UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in Missouri are investigating after dozens of headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2lAG5dB ) the vandalism was reported early Monday at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, about 8 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis. Police Lt.…
( KTRS ) Police are searching for a missing 65-year-old woman with dementia. Shirley Brown was reported missing Monday afternoon. She reportedly told a family member on Sunday evening that she was driving to Barnes-Jewish Hospital to visit a friend. Police say hospital staff didn’t see her and that she hasn’t been home since. Brown…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) More than two dozen UPS drivers in Missouri are being recognized for safe driving. On Monday, UPS announced that 35 elite drivers from Missouri are among 1,575 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Missouri boasts…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Applications for concealed carry permits in Missouri are dropping after passage last year of a law making them unnecessary in many places. Highway Patrol data on fingerprints processed for concealed carry permits show submissions hit a low of fewer than 1,600 in December. That’s the fewest processed in the three…
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has started complaining about the coverage his administration receives, but the Republican has granted few interviews during his first six weeks in office. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2kBITaV ) that Greitens’ approach of using social media sites to appeal directly to voters isn’t that unusual,…
( KTRS ) A missing 9 month old baby boy has been returned safely, but police are still looking for the father. An Amber Alert for Brian Scott Pullen was issued after he was taken by his noncustodial parent, Brian Keith Pullen, on Sunday before noon. A female acquaintance of Pullen reportedly called police to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are moving forward with proposals to end union-only contracts in public construction. Both the House and Senate on Thursday passed versions of a measure to do so. Local governments in Missouri currently have the option to issue bid requirements mandating union working conditions for contractors if the projects…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri appellate court has ruled that the state’s prison officials aren’t obligated to publicly reveal the source of the drug used to execute death row inmates. The Kansas City Star reports that the appellate court’s Western District decided Tuesday to overturn a 2016 trial court ruling that the state…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri state park named after former Gov. Jay Nixon has been closed, weeks after it opened. Missouri Department of Natural Resources spokesman Tom Bastian told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday that Jay Nixon State Park in Reynolds County closed Feb. 8 due to potential safety concerns. Nixon, a Democrat,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled the state can recoup around $50 million in lost tobacco settlement money. The 4-0 decision was reached Tuesday. At dispute was money guaranteed to Missouri and 45 other states through a 1998 settlement with major tobacco manufacturers. The settlement is aimed at covering the…