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Hunter accidentally shoots hiker in St. Charles County KMOV     ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — A hunter accidentally shot a hiker near Weldon Spring, Mo. Saturday, believing he was a turkey, police told News 4. The shooting happened just before 12:30 p.m., on the Lewis Clark Trail, which is in the Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Highway 94. Crews had to use an utility task vehicle to get the the man in the wooded terrain. He was taken to was airlifted to a local hospital with serio...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 5, 2021 | 12:51 PM (The Center Square) – The Missouri House on Tuesday adopted a wide-ranging, heavily-amended Senate bill that would make it a crime to block traffic during “unlawful assemblies,” increase penalties for vandalizing property, prevent local governments from “defunding police,” creates a Police Bill of Rights and bans the use of choke-holds by law enforcement. Senate Bill 26, filed by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring...

Missouri ‘overpayment forgiveness’ bill hits snag in Senate John Haughey, The Center Square contributor © Provided by Washington Examiner Missouri overpaid about 46,000 people more than $150 million in federal and state unemployment benefits in 2020 and the state’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), supported by Gov. Mike Parson, wanted to force recipients to return those excess payments. But lawmakers balked and several “overpayment forgiveness” bi...

An in-person town hall will be held this week at the MetLife campus in South County about a proposed mixed-use development at the 100-acre site that would include two new subdivisions with more than 170 single-family houses, a 210-unit apartment building, nearly 8 acres of commercial development fronting Tesson Ferry Road and public spaces like a plaza and amphitheater. The land size and scope of the project between Tesson Ferry and Keller roads, called “Tesson Ridge,” makes the mixed-use p...

JEFFERSON CITY — Republican lawmakers shot down another plan to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion late Wednesday, paving the way for a possible court fight in the months to come. The latest result came in the Senate budget committee, where a proposal from Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, won support from two other Republicans and all four Democrats but failed on a tie vote. The decision is not final and could technically be superseded when the budget comes before the full Senate, but t...

Parson cut deal with Democrats to pave Graves’ path to University of Missouri curators By Rudi Keller Republican Gov. Mike Parson cut a deal this week with Senate Democrats to break a filibuster over the nomination of former Republican Party Chairman Todd Graves to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Democrats were promised a chance to screen potential nominees so at least one of two St. Louis-area seats will be given to a graduate of the university’s Kansas City campus, said Se...

Todd Graves approved for University of Missouri curators despite bipartisan filibuster By Rudi Keller A bipartisan coalition of state Senators was unable to stop politically connected Kansas City attorney Todd Graves from winning a seat on the University of Missouri Board of Curators. After a two-round filibuster — three hours last week and eight more hours ending around 1 a.m. Wednesday — the Senate voted 19-13 to give the former state Republican Party chairman a six-year term on the boa...

The bill would allow people to save their receipts and get a rebate at the end of each year.

The bill would allow people to save their receipts and get a rebate at the end of each year.

1:44 Several Redhawk student-athletes earned recognition this week: Sophomore libero Tara Beilsmith was named the Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Co-Defensive Player of the Week; senior guard Tesia Thompson was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week; and baseball senior Tyler Wilber was ranked among the best shortstops in the nation by D1 Baseball. Beilsmith led the Redhawks defense with 41 digs in two matches Sunday as SEMO swept Eastern Kentucky. The Weldon Spring, Missouri nat...