The House voted 61-41 to pass the bill, largely along partisan lines. Supporters hope the Senate will approve the measure before it adjourns on April 8.
William E. McKay, 36, of Fredericktown, Missouri, was indicted on Thursday by a Madison County grand jury on five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, all enhanced Class X felonies.
For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nation’s largest cities while suburbs have seen an increase in their Black populations. Those two trends have now spread to even more areas of the country, according to the 2020…
Thousands of retired former county sheriff’s officers say a federal law allows them to carry weapons anywhere in the nation. But state government administrators have blocked them from doing so for nearly two decades.
The Missouri Senate, mired in personal feuds and disagreements, has little to show for its efforts. Meanwhile, the House has sent more than 35 pieces of legislation to the other chamber since the session began in early January.
By Kurt Erickson and Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch