ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis saw an 18 percent increase in homicides in 2015, but city leaders say the number of murders and other serious crimes dropped in the year’s second half. Details of yearly crime statistics were released Monday. All categories of crime rose 2.2 percent for the year, but as of July,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri State NAACP has new leadership for the first time in nearly three decades. The NAACP says Rod Chapel has been elected president of the Missouri organization, replacing Mary Ratliff, who held the position for nearly 30 years. Chapel, who also heads the NAACP’s Jefferson City branch, was announced as…
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – One of the men accused of threatening violence during racial unrest at the University of Missouri has pleaded guilty. Conner Stottlemyre, of Blue Springs, admitted Monday in Nodaway County District Court to making a terrorist threat. The 19-year-old was attending Northwest Missouri State University in November when he was accused of…
Missouri currently has the loosest ethics laws in the nation
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis technical college that’s participating in a program focused on addressing economic disparities in poor areas is flush with cash but struggling to find students to spend it on. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1IXA6XJ) reports Ranken Technical College has received about $6 million in donations as part of the…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Traffic fatalities are up in the state Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports that there were 853 traffic fatalities last year, an 11.4 percent increase over the 766 recorded in 2014. Officials say 63 percent of those killed in traffic crashes last year, were not wearing seat belts. According to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt touted health research and mental health access during an address to Missouri legislators. In a speech before the Missouri House Thursday, Blunt also stressed making the most of inland ports in the area and focusing on transportation. Blunt ended his speech with advice to lawmakers…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for tax relief for areas of the state hit by winter flooding. McCaskill in a Thursday letter to the Internal Revenue Service asked the agency to extend tax filing deadlines and pause penalties. McCaskill says she also wants to ensure those affected by…
Missouri has the loosest ethics laws in the nation and an overhaul to the rules is a top priority this legislative session