JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has passed a proposal to spend about $241 million more than planned for the current fiscal year on unexpected expenses. Senators voted 33-0 in favor of the supplemental budget Wednesday. It now goes back to the House for final approval. Most of the money comes from federal…
( KTRS ) An 18-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and other counts in the fatal shooting of a man on a light rail train near UMSL. St. Louis County prosecutors on Thursday charged Djion Oates in the death of 22-year-old Jesse Boone. Police say the shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis medical examiner says a fourth person has died from injuries suffered when a boiler exploded at a St. Louis business. The medical examiner’s office says 53-year-old Clifford Lee died Wednesday at St. Louis University Hospital. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Lee was with two friends Monday filling…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russia has “failed” in its responsibility to deliver on a 2013 commitment to secure Syria’s chemical weapons. Tillerson briefed reporters shortly after the U.S. launched cruise missiles against a Syrian air base in retaliation for a gruesome chemical weapons attack. The secretary says Russia has either…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri House lawyer is warning lawmakers to be on guard against bribery attempts after a recent email from a solar power company official offered donations while referencing legislation. The email, provided to The Associated Press, was sent to lawmakers by Serra-Lesa Ivener, the Missouri president for Hog Power Energy.…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A man who drove himself to a Ferguson, Missouri, firehouse after being shot has died. Police say 41-year-old Reginald Caine arrived about 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ferguson Firehouse No. 2, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was driven to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police say the firehouse itself was…
BELTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say they have identified one set of human remains found in rural western Missouri as those of a 21-year-old woman who disappeared in September. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a medical examiner identified the remains as Jessica Runions, of Raymore, Missouri, who was last seen on Sept. 8 leaving…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would give people immunity from small drug possession charges while seeking medical assistance for overdoses. The bill was approved by a voice vote with bipartisan support. It says that people can’t be penalized for seeking medical assistance for an…
It looks like St. Louis will remain a two-sport town after voters defeated a measure that would have helped pay for a stadium as part of an effort to lure a Major League Soccer franchise. City voters turned down Proposition 2 on Tuesday by a 53 percent to 47 percent vote. It would have provided…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri state Sen. Rob Schaaf says he will end his opposition to a proposal establishing a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Schaaf on Tuesday announced that he will support a plan to create a statewide database for doctors to track prescriptions of painkillers and other controlled substances after years of…