Senate Gives Preliminary Approval To Underage Drinking Bill

The Senate votes to make it tougher for minors who drink and for those who give the alcohol to the minors. It’s given preliminary approval to Senate Leader Michael Gibbons’ bill that starts out with a requirement that each Missouri school develop a policy...

AB Decision Could Hurt Bootheel Rice Growers

Missouri’s rice-growers are taking a blow from Anheuser-Busch, which says it will not buy Missouri-grown rice if a California biotech company is allowed to plant some genetically modified rice in the Bootheel. That’s Missouri’s rice-growing region....

Call For Crackdown On Adults Giving Booze To Minors

An emotional appeal from a central Missouri mom who lost her daughter to drunk driving just more than a year ago. Theresa Lamm’s 15-year-old daughter was killed in a drunk driving accident near Tipton on Valentines Day, 2004. Two other youths in the car,...

Legislature Tries To Crack Down On Underage Drinking

An effort is underway in this legislative session to crack down on teenage drinking. Senate Majority Leader Michael Gibbons of Kirkwood sponsors a measure that would not allow teenagers found in possession from getting or keeping their driver’s licenses. Adults...
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