(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A man free on bail has been charged with robbing a woman at gunpoint on Saint Louis University’s campus. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1RujDLE) that… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Missouri tax amnesty brings in $35 million for health care
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the state’s temporary tax amnesty program will bring in $35 million this year. Nixon announced the revenue figures Tuesday, a… Read more »
Nixon supports bill to raise Missouri gas tax 1.5 cents
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he believes small increases in fuel taxes are the best way to raise money for roads and bridges. At a… Read more »
Man in prison for Kansas murder charged in another killing
(WICHITA, Kan., AP) — A man in a Kansas prison for the 1984 murder of a Sedgwick County man now faces another murder charge in the Missouri death of a… Read more »
Lawmakers want Mizzou professor fired for photographer clash
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — More than 100 Republican Missouri lawmakers are calling for a University of Missouri assistant professor to be fired in response to her videotaped clash with… Read more »
Missouri looks at criminalizing using drugs while pregnant
By ADAM ATON (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker is proposing that the state make it a crime for a woman to use drugs while pregnant in an… Read more »
Woman dies after deer crashes through car window in Missouri
(PATTON, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed and a teenager was seriously hurt when a deer crashed through a car window in southeast Missouri. The Missouri State… Read more »
Woman faces sentencing for giving money to Islamic militants
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A Bosnian immigrant formerly from Illinois faces sentencing for giving money to terror groups in Iraq and Syria. Jasminka Ramic pleaded guilty in September to conspiring… Read more »
Illinois, Missouri assess damage, cleanup after flooding
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR (KINCAID, Ill., AP) — Sharon Stivers mustered a smile as a visitor walked into her muddy yard. “Welcome to my flood sale,” Stivers joked, nodding… Read more »
Man drowns after police pursuit in flooded Missouri
(CAMPBELL, Mo., AP) — A man has drowned after fleeing from officers in the flooded Missouri Bootheel region. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the body of 40-year-old Rickey G…. Read more »