Former House Speaker Fined For Campaign Finance Violations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A disgraced former Missouri House speaker has been fined $47,000 for allegedly breaking campaign finance laws, according to records released Tuesday. The Missouri Ethics Commission, which handles ethics violations by politicians, said it
State Lawmakers Want Children To Fill Labor Shortages
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As the federal government cracks down on child labor violations, some state lawmakers are embracing legislation to let children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations. The legislators, mostly Republicans, argue that
Missouri Mom Could Get 50 Years After Kids Die In Hot Car
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A jury has recommended that a Missouri woman whose two young daughters died inside a hot car in 2018 be sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. A Clay County jury found
No Prison Time For Man In Deadly Boating Crash
(KTTS News) — A boater charged with causing a deadly crash on Lake of the Ozarks in July 2020 will not have to serve any prison time. Prosecutors say John Bennett hit another boat full of people
Motion For Mistrial Denied In Edward Gutting Murder Trial
(KTTS News) — It’s day three of the murder trial for former Missouri State University instructor Edward Gutting. He’s charged with stabbing retired professor Marc Cooper to death and attacking Cooper’s wife, Nancy, at the couple’s Springfield
Search Continues For Missing Doctor
(KTTS News) — Authorities searched a wooded area near an aquatic park in Cassville on Tuesday, looking for a missing doctor. 49-year-old John Forsyth was last seen Sunday morning after he finished working a shift at Mercy.
Man Dies After His Motorcycle Hits Deer
(KTTS News) — A motorcyclist is dead after hitting a deer this morning near Farm Road 141 and 80, between Highway 13 and McDaniel Lake. The Highway Patrol says James Brackney from Springfield died after he was
Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Papa Murphy’s Cookie Dough
SEATTLE (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with state and federal agencies, are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections in at least half a dozen states that may have come from raw cookie
5 Sentenced On Child Exploitation Charges
(KTTS News) — Four Springfield residents, and a woman from Branson were sentenced for child exploitation. Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Kevin McMillan of Springfield was sentenced to life without parole. 39-year-old Angela Brown, 36-year-old Christine Rossiter, 38-year-old
Trial Begins For Former MSU Professor Charged With Murder
(KTTS News) — A former Missouri State University professor is in on trial this week for stabbing a fellow professor to death. Edward Gutting is charged with breaking into retired professor Marc Cooper’s Springfield home in 2016.
