JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Political ads in the Missouri governor’s race vary from city to city and sometimes appear to portray conflicting messages. Radio ads for Democratic candidate Chris Koster in urban areas such as St. Louis tout his support to expand health care, while an ad in Hannibal and other rural areas boasts…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former consultant for Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is complying with a subpoena as part of an investigation involving Greitens’ campaign and a charity he founded. Michael Hafner appeared at the Missouri Ethics Commission office Thursday in Jefferson City in response to a subpoena. He says he is “complying…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man is asking the state Supreme Court to bar prosecutors from citing past criminal allegations at his upcoming trial on a child sex crime charge because a 2014 constitutional amendment that allows prosecutors to do so wasn’t in effect when the latest alleged crime occurred. Kendrick Tipler pleaded…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax will rise if either of two ballot measures passes Nov. 8. Amendment 3 would add 60 cents to Missouri’s 17-cent-per-pack tobacco tax, with the money going to early childhood education. Proposition A would raise the tobacco tax 23 cents for transportation projects. In a twist, tobacco companies…
( KTRS ) A man shot while at a concert has died from his injuries. On October 16th North County police were called to “The Ambassador” for a reported shooting, on arrival officers found three victims. One victim, 34 year-old John Trevillion, had been shot multiple times in the Torso. He was transported in critical…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A recently found recording shows Democratic attorney general candidate Teresa Hensley criticizing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster. Former Cass County Prosecutor Teresa Hensley said in a Wednesday statement that the video was taken during a 2006 debate after she succeeded Koster as prosecutor. In the video, Hensley says the prosecutor’s office…
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri University of Science and Technology has suspended the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity after two students were injured during an event last week at the fraternity house. The university said in a news release Monday that campus police were notified Sunday and that an investigation is underway. The release offered…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Missouri G-O-P gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is hitting the campaign trail hard this week. On Monday, Greitens attended “meet and greet” events in Ballwin and St. Charles, where he spoke to voters about his plan to take Missouri in a new direction. The former Navy SEAL spokes on a variety of…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Students who left college just shy of meeting the graduation requirements are completing their degrees through a Missouri State University program. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the program only admits current or former students in good academic standing who have completed 75 or more college credits. The interdisciplinary degree, called a Bachelor…
