Columbia, MO (KTRS) Columbia is putting a temporary halt to new permits for some multifamily housing projects in the college town. The city council voted 5-2 Monday night to approve the freeze, which applies to an area near the campus of the University of Missouri. The proposal cites “unprecedented growth in the construction of off-campus…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Columbia, Missouri, man faces at least a decade in federal prison after acknowledging his role in a sex-trafficking case. Thirty-five-year-old Kenyata D. Miles pleaded guilty Monday in Jefferson City to a felony count of attempted sex trafficking. Miles admitted he booked two rooms for two nights at the Quail’s…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure allowing the state to regulate daily fantasy sports games. Legislators sent the bill to Gov. Nixon yesterday, he had called upon them to regulate and tax the games in his State of the State address. The measure would limit daily fantasy sports to those at least…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation to expand access to the state’s A+ college scholarship to private school graduates. The legislation would allow private schools to apply to the state to participate in the program. Students who meet grade-point average, volunteer and attendance requirements can receive a scholarship for two years of community…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri cities, counties and law enforcement agencies couldn’t require police officers to write a certain number of traffic tickets under legislation nearing a final vote. Senators voted 31-1 Thursday to pass the legislation, which would ban traffic-ticket quotas. It needs another vote in the House to head to Gov. Jay…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers are entering their final day of work with time running short for contentious bills on guns, abortions and taxes. The Missouri Constitution’s deadline, to pass bills, is 6 p.m. today (FRI). That typically creates a fast-paced finale. But it makes it easier for opponents to block bills. Measures expanding gun…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missourians will decide this fall whether to amend the state Constitution to allow lawmakers to tighten voter ID requirements. The House on Thursday approved a proposed constitutional amendment 110-39, one day after the Senate passed it on a 24-8 party-line vote. The measure will bypass the governor and go on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Columbia, Missouri, Planned Parenthood clinic after the state tried to revoke its abortion license. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey in a Wednesday ruling said the Department of Health and Senior Services likely bowed to political pressure and unfairly revoked the clinic’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some Missourians could have their criminal records sealed under a measure that has passed the Legislature. The House passed the bill on a 143-12 vote Wednesday after excluding stealing, kidnapping and some other felonies from the list of crimes that could be sealed. The Senate later voted 25-7 to send…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A proposal that’s key to Republican efforts to require people to show photo identification when voting has passed the Missouri Senate. Senators voted 24-8 along party lines Wednesday to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow for such a law. It needs another House vote. If passed, the measure would…