by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s governor has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Wednesday at fire stations statewide to honor a Kansas City Fire Department EMT, who is the state’s first known COVID-19 line-of-duty death of a first responder. The funeral for Kansas City Fire...
by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, News, Sports Features
Legislation legalizing sports wagering has the backing of a bipartisan Missouri House gaming committee. The Missouri House Special Interim Committee on Gaming held five hearings between late August and November, and completed its 15-page report on Monday. Committee...
by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Senate leader will file legislation in December in Jefferson City to increase penalties for alleged illegal slot machines, setting the slot machine issue up as a major one for the 2020 legislative session. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan,...
by admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri State Highway Patrol testified Thursday in Jefferson City that the number of complaints it’s received about illegal gambling has increased from 39 in 2018 to 145 so far this year. Most of those complaints are about alleged illegal slot machines....
by admin | Sep 6, 2019 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Lottery’s executive director testified Thursday in Jefferson City that illegal slot machines are hurting public education in the Show-Me State. Former State Rep. May Scheve Reardon testified before a House interim committee, telling lawmakers...
