JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A state senator running for attorney general wants Missouri to expand its “stand your ground” laws to make it easier for people to use deadly force in self-defense. Sen. Kurt Schaefer told a senate panel Wednesday that people should be able to do whatever it takes to defend themselves without…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Patrik Berglund scored the shootout winner in the 11th round and the St. Louis Blues beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday night. Trailing 3-0, the Senators scored three unanswered goals to force overtime, including a goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau with less than a second left in the third period. Ottawa goaltender…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has approved legislation that would require public employees’ annual, written permission for unions to withhold dues from their paychecks. Senators debated the measure for about seven hours Tuesday before passing it 23-7 shortly before midnight. That vote total is enough to override a gubernatorial veto. Gov. Jay…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers are grappling with how to address questions of racial bias in policing and how to manage body camera footage. A Senate panel heard two proposals Tuesday to establish more rigorous reporting requirements for police encounters. Democratic Sen. Jamilah Nasheed said the bills would help restore trust in law enforcement. Sheldon Lineback…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are considering several proposals to make it easier to carry a concealed gun. A House panel heard testimony Monday on whether to allow people to conceal their guns without a permit in places where they would otherwise be allowed to carry openly. Another proposal would allow people applying…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis is closed for a two-year renovation project. The Missouri Historical Society and St. Louis officials held a flag lowering ceremony Sunday to officially close the 80-year-old downtown museum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1LOeDft ) the museum is undergoing a $30 million renovation designed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A measure to reverse the 2011 merger of Missouri’s highway and water patrols is being applauded by some local officials concerned about a drop-off in troopers on the state’s waterways. But it is strongly opposed by Gov. Jay Nixon. Republican Rep. Diane Franklin of Camdenton filed a bill last month…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are looking beyond the usual places for funding road and bridge repairs after they promised to make the issue a priority this session. In two weeks, House Republicans hope to send the Senate a budget that includes $30 million to revive the Missouri Department of Transportation’s cost-sharing system.…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – A white Missouri man is no longer a police officer after appearing in a racially charged music video wearing his uniform and carrying a “cops lives matter” sign. St. Joseph police spokesman Captain Jeff Wilson said in an email Thursday that patrolman Zackary Craft no longer works for the city.…
( KTRS ) Authorities are looking for a victims vehicle in hopes of finding his killer. Schron Jackson, with the St. Louis police department, reports that police responded to the 4000 block of Bowen, around 3pm Monday afternoon, to a call for an unconscious male. Upon arrival, officers found 51 yr old Ricardo Comparini unconscious…