ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed has resigned his post five days after federal charges were announced against him and two others for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain. Reed announced his resignation Tuesday, saying in a statement that he could not serve constituents and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson is set to hold a bill signing ceremony Tuesday. There are nearly 70 bills still waiting for the governor’s signature, according to the Missouri Senate’s website. Gov. Parson’s office said bill sponsors and other legislative leaders have been invited to the bill signing ceremony. Of the bills the governor could sign,
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the husband-and-wife attorneys whose law licenses were placed on probation for pointing guns at racial injustice protesters outside their St. Louis mansion in 2020. Mark McCloskey, who is seeking the Republican nomination for one
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The state of Missouri wants its lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to continue.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Mark Ruether as the next Cole County Auditor.
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Moms Demand Action, went to Senator Blunt’s Columbia office Wednesday to drop off petitions that relate to regulating firearms.Â
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A measure of how often drivers of different races pulled over compared to their population levels shows disproportionate traffic stops for Black drivers dropped during the pandemic.
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The two Democrats in Missouri’s congressional delegation called for more action to address gun violence after a shooter killed 19 elementary students at a Texas school, while a Republican who represents Columbia and other parts of Mid-Missouri offered prayers.
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A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants hoping to be granted asylum at the nation’s southern border.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed six lawsuits against school districts in the St. Louis metro area for reimposing their mask mandates on school-age children. The districts involved in the lawsuit include Special School District of St. Louis, Maplewood Richmond Heights, Clayton, Ladue, Webster Groves, and Mehlville. “It is truly unbelievable
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Merely days before the deadline for local election clerks to create ballots for the August primary election, Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill creating Missouri’s new congressional districts Wednesday.
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Red flag laws are in the spotlight after a Buffalo mass shooting in which the suspect had a history of threats.
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Jack Truman has announced his candidacy as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District.
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Lawmakers only just agreed on a congressional map last week, but candidates had to decide which district to file in months ago. Now, some candidates no longer live in the district they filed for.
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Columbia Public Schools has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its power to issue mask mandates.
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State Rep. Sara Walsh is dropping out of the Republican primary for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, she said in a news release Monday.
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Columbia Public Schools’ motion to dismiss the mask mandate lawsuit filed by the attorney general is expected to be taken up Monday afternoon.
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The Missouri legislature was able to tout a few accomplishments in this year’s regular session, but several bills that were priorities for some members failed to pass.
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Gov. Mike Parson said Friday that he’s ready to sign a bill authorizing a new congressional map once it hits his desk.
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The Missouri house adjourned ahead of Friday’s deadline.
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