JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri appellate judges are changing the description of a Missouri referendum aimed at repealing right to work Missouri Western District Court of Appeals judges on Friday ruled to switch back to the original summary approved by Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office. A summary is meant to help voters understand…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NAACP is moving forward with a travel advisory warning people to be careful while in Missouri because of a danger that civil rights won’t be respected. Missouri NAACP President Rod Chapel said Thursday that national delegates voted the day before to adopt the advisory, which was put in place…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Wednesday signed a bill that tightens abortion regulations and gives the attorney general new authority to prosecute abortion-law violators. The new Republican governor had called lawmakers back to Jefferson City for a second special session this summer to focus on abortion policy, citing as motivation…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators weighed Tuesday whether the state’s attorney general should have total authority to prosecute abortion law violations or only if local prosecutors refuse to act. The question of prosecutorial powers is among several differences between the Senate version of the abortion bill and a stricter House version, which Republican…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to trek to Missouri next month, all to soak in less than three minutes of darkness. A total solar eclipse really isn’t that rare — one occurs every 1-3 years when passage of the moon completely blocks the sun, casting a shadow on Earth.…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he’ll stop funding cuts for foster-care families that he approved earlier this year. In a Thursday Facebook post, Gov. Greitens said cutting aid to families who care for foster children was not his intention. Greitens last month signed a budget that included an across-the-board 1.5 percent cut in…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Amazon has signed a lease for two warehouse buildings in the Hazelwood Logistics Center. These will be Amazon’s first locations for doing business in the state of Missouri. The Missouri Partnership was instrumental in helping the City of Hazelwood land this Amazon deal. Amazon is hiring 9 full-time employees to operate the sortation…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Missouri is no longer the lone state without a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. During his visit to Express Scripts in North St. Louis County on Monday, Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order to establish a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. “We have to look this problem square in the eye…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri is no longer the only state in the country without a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. During his visit to Express Scripts in North St. Louis County, Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order to establish a prescription drug monitoring program. The state is partnering with Express Scripts to create the system. It’s…