The state could ban entities in Missouri from requiring a vaccine passport to access transportation services. The state Senate has passed a wide-ranging transportation bill that would prohibit that requirement. State Senator Lincoln Hough is sponsoring the legislation that would also put some fees for vehicle sales toward replacing old state computer systems. The package, […]
Missouri Senate formally approved the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program legislation and shipped it to the House for consideration. The vote was 20-12. Senators Cindy O’Laughlin and Denny Hoskins were among the no votes. O’Laughlin says she still has concerns over the proposal that’s sponsored by Senator Holly Rehder. Missouri is the only state without this […]
Two area residents have died in connection to a wreck Tuesday evening in Scott County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred around 6 p.m. when 36-year-old Leslie Spears, of Sikeston, crossed the centerline and struck another vehicle head on near South Main and Virginia Street. A passenger in Spear’s vehicle, 27-year-old Kainan […]
The governor returned to Atchison County yesterday, hearing about repairs to a major Missouri River levee which broke in 2019, flooding a wide area of the region. Brent Martin reports.
Missouri and Massachusetts are the only two states that don’t have a Department of Defense, but that would change under a proposal given final approval yesterday by the Missouri House in Jefferson City. State Representative Adam Schnelting, who serves in the Missouri Army National Guard, is sponsoring the proposed constitutional amendment. Yesterday’s bipartisan House vote […]
A Scott County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday in Cape Girardeau County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred at 7:10 a.m. on Route N at Route U, four miles west of Delta. A westbound vehicle, driven by a 17-year-old male of Whitewater, failed to yield to the […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages drivers to be cautious on the roads this spring and give turtles a brake! These reptiles are often hit by cars during the warmer months, but are at special risk this time of year because they are more active. Common turtles spotted crossing Missouri roads include three-toed box […]