JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway and her husband, Jon, are welcoming a third son. Galloway announced in a news release Sunday that Joseph Nickels Galloway was born Friday afternoon. She says her new son is “beautiful, healthy and loud.” And her two sons, William and Benjamin, are already proud big…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a motorist died when he was struck and killed after he left his vehicle on Interstate 70 in St. Louis. The patrol says 45-year-old Damon Sleet, of St. Louis, died at the scene early Sunday. Sleet got out of his 1995 Chevrolet Silverado after it…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a drug-related crime that resulted in a fatal shooting. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 29-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. in a case that is part of a coordinated effort between St. Louis city and federal…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Humane Society of Missouri has rescued 31 dogs from what officials call “filthy” conditions at a home in west-central Missouri’s Benton County. Thirty of the dogs are small mixed-breed, and one is a Labrador retriever. They were removed Thursday and taken to the Humane Society headquarters in St. Louis for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A new 1,230-acre park in the St. Francois Mountains will be named after outgoing Gov. Jay Nixon. The Department of Natural Resources on Thursday announced the park will feature a connection to the Ozark Trail, which links to Taum Sauk Mountain and Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. Missouri will have 92…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Ridesharing company Uber will give free rides on Missouri’s inauguration day in Jefferson City. A statement from Uber provided to The Associated Press on Thursday says free rides through the app-based service are available from 7 a.m. Monday until 2 a.m. Tuesday. Incoming Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and four other…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Visitors to the Missouri Capitol will have to pass through metal detectors under new security procedures being implemented by incoming Gov. Eric Greitens’ administration. An advisory Wednesday from the Capitol Police says the metal detectors will become operational next Tuesday – the day after Greitens takes office. Records obtained by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A new report shows Missouri tax revenues are growing more slowly than needed to meet the state budget. Figures released Wednesday by the state Office of Administration show net general revenues are up 2.2 percent through the first half of the 2017 fiscal year when compared with the same point…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission is discussing whether to revive a $10 million cost share program for improving state roads and bridges. The program discussed during a budget workshop Wednesday would match state dollars with local funds to complete projects that otherwise would not have been done so quickly…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers will start the 2017 legislative session with a new ally for Republicans: Gov.-elect Eric Greitens. Legislators will meet for the first day of session Wednesday at the Capitol in Jefferson City. Republicans hold commanding majorities in both the House and Senate. But GOP lawmakers for eight years were…