by admin | Nov 23, 2004 | Politics / Govt
A multi-pronged approach to crack down on drinking by minors has been suggested by a special committee of the legislature. The joint legislative committee wants a law letting charges be filed against someone who is underage and drunk. The law now only allows a person...
by admin | Nov 11, 2004 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
A former Festus police officer claims his constitutional rights were violated when he was fired and that the city ignored a law protecting whistleblowers. The federal lawsuit filed by ex-policeman Sean Cooper says he was fired because he accused two supervisors of...
by admin | Sep 30, 2004 | Crime / Courts
A State Representative has been officially charged with drunk driving in an accident that left his pick-up stranded on a railroad tie barrier in the backyard of a home in Manchester. Representative Charles Portwood of Ballwin has been charged with leaving the scene of...
by admin | Sep 18, 2004 | News
A legislative committee is being asked to call on the General Assembly, when it convenes in January, to propose increasing the excise tax on alcohol to raise money to fund programs to deal with the underage drinking problem. Garrit Den Hartog of the United Methodist...
by admin | Sep 3, 2004 | Transportation
Tonight marks the start of the long Labor Day holiday weekend. Later today, Missouri’s roads will be filling up with travelers trying to take advantage of the unofficial last weekend of the summer. Highway Patrol spokesman Lieutenant Tim Hull says the increased...
