Skip to Content

News

Missouri House weighs tougher English-proficiency standards for CDL drivers after wrong-way tractor-trailer incident

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday questioned whether the state’s commercial driver licensing standards adequately protect public safety following a high-profile wrong-way semi-truck incident in Lincoln County. The House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs held a public hearing on House Bill 3491, sponsored by Rep. Don Mayhew (R-Crocker).  The proposal would modify commercial driver’s

Continue Reading
Law enforcement officers surround a crashed vehicle after pursuing the driver in a car chase along Interstate 10 near Van Horn

Driver killed after fleeing Texas Border Patrol checkpoint in a stolen car and shooting at officers

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man was killed Wednesday after fleeing a US Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas in a stolen car, leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase and highway shootout, state authorities say. The man, identified as 33-year-old Wisconsin resident James Douglas McMillan, was crossing through the Sierra Blanca checkpoint —

Continue Reading