by admin | Oct 8, 2002 | Uncategorized
Murder charges might be filed against the passenger in that car that crashed into an eastern Missouri police officer, crushing him to death. Investigators with the State Highway Patrol and the Warren County prosecutor’s office are considering filing the charges...
by admin | Oct 8, 2002 | Uncategorized
The number of people killed on Missouri roads this year is up eight percent. Nearly 900 people have died in traffic crashes so far this year compared with just over 800 last year. Lieutenant Tim Hull with the State Highway Patrol says it’s hard to explain why...
by admin | Sep 6, 2002 | Crime / Courts
Missouri’s justice system is slowed because one of the two certified crime labs in the state is chronically understaffed and does not pay enough to keep workers. The state crime lab run by the Highway Patrol processes samples for methamphetamine prosecutions,...
by admin | Sep 3, 2002 | Uncategorized
The State Highway Patrol has released its fatality figures from the Labor Day weekend. And, those figures put the death toll at six. The Highway Patrol’s Captain Chris Ricks says many of the deaths that occured this past weekend could have been prevented had...
by admin | Jul 16, 2002 | Transportation
The Missouri State Troopers Association has thrown its backing behind Proposition B, the proposed tax increase for transportation expenses that goes to voters on August 6th. President of the group Tim Tinnin believes the poor road conditions in Missouri have created a...
