JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri state senator has refused to stand while her colleagues recited the Pledge of Allegiance in the state Capitol. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, says her silent protest Wednesday on the Senate floor was intended to show solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has kneeled…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers have concluded their annual veto session after overriding Gov. Jay Nixon to enact measures loosening state gun laws and tightening voting requirements. The Republican-led Legislature overrode the Democratic governor on a total of 13 vetoes Wednesday. The guns laws allow most adults to carry concealed weapons without needing permits. The…
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) – An eastern Missouri man is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the ATV accident that killed his 3-year-old daughter. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri (http://bit.ly/2cWRP6m ) reports that 34-year-old Adam Buchanan of Union was charged last week in the accident that happened in July. He is also charged with…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City’s mayor is accusing Missouri legislators of trying to “double down on stupid” in their push to override a veto of a measure that would broadly expand the rights of gun owners. Sly James made the comments during a phone call with reporters as the Republican-led Legislature prepared to…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois under the Affordable Care Act saw the number of its residents without health insurance drop below one million last year. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/2clZszz) reports the U.S. Census Bureau found 7.1 percent of Illinoisans, about 900,000 people, lacked health insurance in 2015. That’s down from 1.2 million uninsured in 2014. Obamacare…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Twenty-six years after a woman’s body was found by hikers in a secluded area of northeast Missouri, authorities have identified the victim. Now, the focus is bringing the killer to justice. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Tuesday that the victim was Cynthia L. Day of the East St. Louis, Illinois,…
( KTRS ) A Hazelwood police officer, injured in a severe car crash, is headed to a Colorado hospital that specializes in spinal injuries. It’s the same hospital where Officer Mike Flamion is currently being treated. Officer Craig Tudor was responding to an emergency call August 25th when a car struck his cruiser. Officer Tudor…
JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are poised to relax the state’s gun laws and tighten its voting requirements as they consider overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s vetoes. The Republican-led Legislature will convene Wednesday for a short session devoted to veto overrides. The top vetoed bills include a proposal to allow most people to carry…
