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 […]
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 […]
A Puxico woman has been taken into custody in New Madrid County on felony drug charges. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 30-year-old Samantha Hurdle was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance – meth. Hurdle is also reportedly facing a felony charge possession of a controlled substance – hydrocodone. Following […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, as part of his Office’s Hope Initiative, in a press conference announced four civil lawsuits have been filed against illicit massage businesses operating in Missouri. The four illicit massage businesses that were sued are A Little Massage in Laclede County, Blue Lotus Asian Massage in Cole County, Shangri-La Massage in Jackson County, and Ella’s Asian Massage in Clay […]
The work of the Missouri Children’s Division is being reviewed after abuse allegations involving several faith-based boarding schools went under the public’s radar for years. An investigation has found students at some of these places have been beaten, raped, starved, restrained, and isolated. During a Missouri House committee hearing, State Representative J. Eggleston questioned Acting […]