by Mike Lear | Jun 27, 2016 | News
Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed a bill that proposed a broad expansion of gun rights in Missouri. Nixon said he vetoed the bill because it would have eliminated required training, education, and background checks in order to carry a concealed gun. He said it would have...
by Mike Lear | Jun 27, 2016 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
St. Louis has a new law meant to save lives among overdose victims, and a state representative wants Missouri to be next. Under the new law anyone in St. Louis who calls 911 to report an overdose victim will be protected from prosecution for possessing or distributing...
by Mike Lear | Jun 22, 2016 | Health / Medicine, News
Governor Jay Nixon has signed into law a bill that will let pharmacists sell a drug that counteracts overdoses to opioids, including heroin. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Steve Lynch (R-Waynesville), said if family members or other loved ones of an opioid...
by Mike Lear | Jun 21, 2016 | Health / Medicine, News, Weather
Much of Missouri will continue to see high temperatures and high heat indices this week. Last week at least four deaths in the state were believed to have been attributed to heat. University of Missouri emergency physician Chadd Kraus says Missourians should avoid...
by Mike Lear | Jun 21, 2016 | Education, News
A researcher at the University of Missouri says he’s learned why ethnic minorities don’t visit national and state parks very often. Studies have shown visitors to U.S. national and state parks are disproportionately white. The number of African-Americans...
