( KTRS ) St. Ann police say a driver overdosed on heroin, while driving, and struck a couple and their 2-year-old son, seriously injuring the family members. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon. Police say the driver, a man in his 20s, fell asleep at the wheel, causing the car to accelerate and strike a couple…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican lawmakers have advanced measures in about a dozen states this year that could strengthen protections for those who refuse for religious reasons to provide services to gay couples. The bills could benefit court clerks, photographers, florists, bakers, wedding-hall operators and others who say gay matrimony goes against their beliefs.…
( KTRS ) With all precincts reporting, voters in Missouri’s two biggest cities have overwhelmingly renewed the earnings tax. The tax requires those who work in Kansas City or St. Louis to pay a 1 percent tax on their pay. Because nonresidents also must pay, thousands of commuters from the neighboring states of Kansas and…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Ferguson voters have approved one tax increase but rejected another, creating uncertainty about whether the town where 18-year-old Michael Brown died in a 2014 police shooting will be able to afford changes required in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Complete, unofficial results show voters in the Missouri town…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republicans are looking back more than a century for guidance as they consider holding a Planned Parenthood official in contempt of the Senate. A Senate panel is scheduled to consider proposals Tuesday that would summon regional Planned Parenthood CEO Mary Kogut to the Senate to explain why she has…
( KTRS ) A proposal to speed up a juvenile suspect’s hearing before a judge is headed to the Illinois House floor. The Juvenile Justice Committee overwhelmingly approved the plan by Evanston Democratic Rep. Robyn Gabel to require a hearing within 24 hours of a juvenile’s arrest – including on weekends and holidays. The law…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Implementation of Ferguson’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice is at stake as voters in the St. Louis suburb consider two tax hike proposals. Mayor James Knowles III says passage of both a sales and property tax increase in Tuesday’s election are crucial if Ferguson is going to pay for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State senators have voted to create a commission to review the University of Missouri System’s policies and administrative structure. Lawmakers voted 28-2 Monday to form the panel, which will recommend changes by the end of the year. Lawmakers have criticized how the school handled student protests over administrators’ perceived indifference…
( KTRS ) The Missouri House is advancing regulations for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft. House members voted 113-38 Monday to give initial approval to a bill requiring those companies to conduct background checks on drivers. The bill also would require companies to ensure vehicles are insured and provide customers with fare estimates.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Edwin Shifrin’s family knew he successfully escaped from a Nazi prison camp during World War II, but it wasn’t until one of his children started digging into his wartime past that they learned the details of the clever escape. Shifrin, 93, seldom discussed his time at war, but he received…