CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) — Officials say the number of deaths has risen to six from a series of fiery chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles in southeast Missouri on a fog-covered interstate. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Kinder says Friday that the Mississippi County coroner has confirmed a sixth death, following the report of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislation under consideration in Missouri shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders. They’re also trying to make getting out-of-state abortions harder. St. Louis-area Republican and state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants to make it illegal to “aid or abet”…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri voters is asking a court to intervene in the state’s stalled redistricting process and draw a new U.S. House map. The lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys contends it would be unconstitutional to use the districts drawn after the 2010 census because populations changed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri lawmakers are trying again to require photo identification to vote. The GOP-led House on Tuesday advanced a photo identification requirement for voters. The bill needs another vote of approval to go to the Senate. Missouri voters in 2016 amended the state constitution to require photo IDs. But the…
Gasoline prices are soaring across the St. Louis area. Average gasoline prices in St. Louis have risen 28.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76 a gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 983 stations in St. Louis. Prices in St. Louis are 56.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and…
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Federal inspectors have confirmed the presence of bird flu in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in southeastern Missouri’s Stoddard County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the discovery in a news release Friday. The USDA says Missouri officials have quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in and around St. Louis were kept busy over the weekend with a spate of gun violence that saw at least seven people killed and several more injured. The deaths included a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot Saturday inside a Jennings business and a man who died in a…
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says icy streets contributed to four fatal crashes in Missouri after a storm left hazardous driving conditions across much of the state. The patrol said 52-year-old John Mattingly, of St. Peters, died Thursday along Interstate 44 near Rolla; 18-year-old Justin Tognozzi, of Ballwin, died early Friday…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed legislation that could expand the number of school personnel allowed to carry guns. Current law lets teachers and administrators undergo training to function as school protection officers. A bill endorsed by a voice vote Wednesday in the House would expand that to any school personnel.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say a man fatally choked a woman who broke into his home over the weekend. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the incident happened Sunday evening in St. Louis’ Dutchtown neighborhood. Police investigators say the 34-year-old woman broke into the home around 6:20 p.m. Sunday, and a…