( KTRS ) The Ferguson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing child. Authorities report that 10 yr old Caidyn Robinson hasn’t been seen since leaving a house on Ward Drive, in north county, around 3:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. Caidyn is African-American, 5’3, weighing about 95 and was last…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Matt Carpenter homered twice, including a leadoff shot on the fifth pitch of the game, and the St. Louis Cardinals had nine extra-base hits Tuesday night in an 8-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels. Randal Grichuk and Matt Holliday also homered for the Cardinals, who finished one shy of their…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri students would have to take CPR training and pass a civics exam before graduating high school under proposals that have cleared the Legislature. Lawmakers voted Tuesday to require high school students to answer 100 questions similar to those on the U.S. citizenship test. The questions could be included in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Legislature has voted to tighten the standards for school districts’ anti-bullying policies. The House voted 124-27 Tuesday to set a timeline for school officials to investigate reports of bullying. The Senate passed the bill Monday on a 31-0 vote, and it now goes to the governor. The legislation requires…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A man convicted of killing a sheriff’s deputy and two other people in 2002 is scheduled to be put to death in what could be Missouri’s last execution for some time. Earl Forrest was convicted of killing Harriett Smith and Michael Wells in a drug dispute and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri senators have passed a bill to regulate daily fantasy sports. Senators passed the bill 20-10 Tuesday. It limits daily fantasy sports to those at least 18 years old and would give the state Gaming Commission oversight. The legislation also would require an annual operating fee of 11.5 percent of…
( KTRS ) Voters in Missouri will decide this fall whether to extend a sales tax that funds state parks and conservation projects. Gov. Jay Nixon announced Monday that the ‘one-tenth of a cent’ sales tax will appear on the November ballot. The tax is written into the state constitution, but voters must reauthorize it…
( KTRS ) Missouri’s schools would have to develop suicide prevention policies under a bill moving through the Legislature. The House passed the legislation, which would require colleges and universities to give all incoming students information about mental health resources. Universities and colleges would also have to educate students on recognizing depression and suicidal behavior.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A national gun control group says it is running an ad in Missouri’s capital city urging lawmakers to reject a bill making it easier to carry concealed guns. The ad by Everytown for Gun Safety is to start airing Tuesday in the Jefferson City and Columbia area. It comes as…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A St. Louis area horse track has significantly curtailed its racing season as the industry’s woes persist in Illinois. Races at Fairmount Park in Collinsville began last week, two months later than the traditional start. The 42-day season is the shortest in the 91-year-old track’s history. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1rBpUfK )…