JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri would legalize and regulate growing industrial hemp under a proposal that’s passed the state House. The House on Monday voted 126-26 to pass the legislation. It now goes to the Senate. The bill would legalize the growing of industrial hemp as a raw material for manufacturing. Hemp comes from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has passed a bill granting legal immunity for people with small amounts of drugs seeking medical assistance for overdoses. House members voted 134-21 Monday to send it to the Senate. It says that people can’t be penalized for seeking medical assistance for overdoses if they possess small…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives have been called to handle a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim, a male in his 40’s, was shot multiple times in the 4800 block of St. Louis Ave just after 5pm Monday. The man was rushed to hospital. No further details have been released.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Right-to-work supporters are trying to derail an effort by labor leaders to ask voters whether Missouri should ban mandatory union fees and dues. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2okvzI5 ) that a lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County claims a summary of the referendum proposal has “embarrassing” grammatical errors and…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a late night shooting. Authorities say the shooting happened around midnight last night (MON) near the intersection of Natural Bridge and Euclid. The victim was shot once in the back and taken to an area hospital in critical but stable condition. No further details have been released.
LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Administrators say a 137-year-old Missouri military academy and college will close after next month because of declining enrollment, rising costs and aging facilities. Wentworth Military Academy and College’s board chairman and president announced the closure, effective May 31, in letters Friday to cadets, students, parents and alumni. The letter to alumni…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois legislators are joining a national flurry of efforts to curb laws that allow police to confiscate property even if the owner isn’t convicted of a crime. The contentious practice permits law enforcement to permanently seize vehicles, cash and other property associated with illegal activity and profit from it. The Illinois…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are considering a prohibition on the use of state funds for sobriety checkpoints. The Missouri House voted Thursday in support of the ban in a budget bill. Supporters of the shift say it will free up departments to use money for other, more effective methods to deter impaired…
( KTRS ) A shooting on West Florissant in now being investigated as a homicide. The shooting took place Sunday just before noon in the 5300 block. Police say a woman was shot and taken to the hospital, but later died from her injuries. Homicide detectives are now handling the investigation. No further details have…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Four St. Louis police officers are facing criminal charges after an internal affairs investigation accused them of forging documents to collect thousands of dollars in overtime pay for work they did not perform. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office on Thursday filed felony stealing and forgery charges against officers Brian…