April 20, 2018
This is a developing story, check back for updates. Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com and Columbia Missourian Staff Gov. Eric Greitens faces a second felony charge in the city of St. Louis after St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged him Friday with computer tampering in connection with a donor list his campaign obtained from
[ Read More ]By Brandon R. Hill Columbia Missourian In an effort to empower more rural Missouri farmers, the Department of Agriculture is prepared to eliminate more than 1,200 rules and regulations restricting the agriculture industry in Missouri. Chris Chinn, the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, said last week that the department was moving forward with
[ Read More ]By Kathryn Hardison Columbia Missourian JEFFERSON CITY — Almost all sex offenders in Missouri are on a state registry for a lifetime, whether they made a one-time mistake, or committed repeated or extreme offenses. Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, wants to make it possible for certain people to petition to remove their name from the
[ Read More ]Pictured above: A photo of the traffic on the bridge just after the shutdown midday Tuesday. All lanes of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge were reopened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, following a 10-hour shutdown caused traffic backups around south county during rush hour. The Missouri Department of Transportation shut down the two left lanes on
[ Read More ]Pictured: The now-demolished Crestwood mall. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com UPDATE: House Bill 1236 passed out of the Local Government Committee Wednesday 8-2 and will go to a full vote of the House next week. Stay tuned for more in the April 26 print edition of the Call. A bill that would give school
[ Read More ]By Annika Merrilees and Kaylin Baylis Columbia Missourian JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Senate business largely was dominated Thursday by frank discussion of the investigation into Gov. Eric Greitens, and a top Republican lawmaker called for the governor to step down immediately. A House investigative committee released a report Wednesday evening containing witness testimony about Greitens’
[ Read More ]By Kathryn Hardison, Kaitlin Washburn and Gloria Lloyd JEFFERSON CITY — As an intense and hectic day wound down at the Capitol Wednesday, it was hard to keep track of how many lawmakers called for Gov. Eric Greitens to resign. The sentiment was shared on both sides of the aisle after a special House committee
[ Read More ]By Tyler Wornell and Ellen Cagle Columbia Missourian EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains a woman’s graphic description of a sexual encounter that she says was non-consensual. Some readers may find it offensive or upsetting. JEFFERSON CITY — The woman who had an affair with Gov. Eric Greitens told House lawmakers that not all of their
[ Read More ]Staff Report More potential challengers to County Executive Steve Stenger threw their hats in the ring last week as candidate filing continued for the Tuesday, Aug. 7, primary election, ahead of the conclusion of filing next week. Filing for county, state and federal offices began Feb. 27 and continues through 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 27.
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