JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two Mexican nationals have admitted in federal court their role in a large marijuana-growing operation at a central Missouri federal wildlife refuge. Twenty-seven-year-old Carlos Horacio Vasquez-Duarte and 24-year-old Rigaberto Camacho Reyes pleaded guilty Tuesday in Jefferson City. Federal prosecutors say law enforcement officers discovered the marijuana-growing operation last October on…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a man was shot sitting in his vehicle. The incident began early Tuesday morning when a man arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh. The 22 yr old victim, told officers that he was sitting in his vehicle in the 1200 block Gimblin St…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has voted to prohibit local elected officials from accepting lobbyist gifts. The proposal received initial approval Tuesday with a voice vote. It would prevent any local government official, including superintendents or charter school operators, from accepting lobbyist gifts. The measure would apply to cities, counties, municipalities, school…
( KTRS ) Police in north St. Louis are reporting a fatal collision. Authorities report that a woman died Tuesday night, just after 11 pm, after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and Calvary. The woman’s identity has not been released at this time. The driver of the vehicle remained at…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Contractors are planning to start reconstruction of a runway at the Columbia Regional Airport, reflecting the increasing popularity of the largest airport in mid-Missouri. The airport will use an $11 million federal grant and transportation sales tax revenue to expand a secondary, crosswind runway to 5,500 feet from 4,400 feet. The…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A filmmaker is denying that surveillance video in his documentary about the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri, was edited in a deceptive way. Jason Pollock’s documentary raises new questions about events leading up to the fatal Aug. 9, 2014, encounter in which white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot…
( KTRS ) A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in north St. Louis. Police report the incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. Monday night at the intersection of Union Boulevard and Cote Brilliante Avenue. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and waited for police and EMTs to arrive. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is giving paid parental leave to state executive branch workers. The Republican announced an executive order Monday to grant up to six weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and three weeks for secondary caregivers to spend time with newborn or adopted children. The change doesn’t apply…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A generation after St. Louis elected its first African-American mayor, many in the black community are convinced that unchecked egos cost them the chance to regain leadership of the racially divided city. Lyda Krewson, a white alderwoman, defeated black city Treasurer Tishaura Jones by fewer than 900 votes in Tuesday’s Democratic…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s 12 community college systems are working together to train students for jobs offered by the state’s businesses. Leaders from the colleges signed an agreement Thursday to officially begin the Missouri Community College Workforce Development Network. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the program will help in cases where a Missouri company…