JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal agency has cited a Missouri roofing company after a worker died of heat stroke. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday that it cited Weathercraft Incorporated with a serious violation and proposed penalties of $12,471. The agency said in a news release that a 47-year-old worker was…
Andrew Wanko joined Martin and Carney to talk about the Missouri History Museum’s new documentary, Show Me 66: Main Street Through Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A requirement that Missouri voters show photo identification at the polls is set to take effect. A little under two-thirds of voters during Tuesday’s election approved a constitutional amendment to allow for such a law. That means a photo-ID requirement passed by the Republican-led Legislature can be implemented. Voters after…
Republican incumbent Roy Blunt has fought off a strong challenge from Democrat Jason Kander to hold onto his seat in the U.S. Senate. The Missouri race had been closely watched, with control of the Senate potentially at stake. National senatorial committees from both parties, along with several political action committees, poured millions of dollars into…
Missouri voters have approved amending the state Constitution to allow lawmakers to add voter-identification requirements at the ballot box. At issue were longstanding efforts by Republicans to require voters to show government-issued photo ID, ostensibly to prevent voter fraud. Democrats countered that such a requirement could disenfranchise thousands of voters who don’t have a driver’s…
Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax will stay that way following the failure of two separate cigarette tax proposals. Voters on Tuesday turned aside both Amendment 3 and Proposition A. As a result, the cigarette tax in the state will remain at 17 cents per pack. Amendment 3 would have increased the cigarette tax by 60 cents…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Long lines and long wait times are being reported at polling sites throughout the St. Louis area today on Election Day. Voters are reporting average wait times of 30 minutes. Others have reported wait times of as long as an hour. The polls close at 7 p.m. Election official say if…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two former party-switchers are running to become Missouri’s next governor, but that’s where the similarities end in the race between Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster and Republican former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens. The race to succeed Jay Nixon and lead state government is coming down to a vivid choice between…
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (AP) – A small college in southwest Missouri is banning its students from drinking alcohol. The Springfield News-Leader reports that College of the Ozarks, a private Christian institution in Point Lookout, sent a recent email alerting students to a change in the college’s “zero tolerance” alcohol and drug policy. The longstanding rule…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big changes are on the horizon in Missouri government. Most of the statewide offices will see new faces following Tuesday’s election. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is prohibited by term limits from seeking a third term, as is Treasurer Clint Zweifel. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is leaving, too, after an unsuccessful bid…