St. Louis couple who confronted protesters back in court
April 30, 2021
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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, Mark and Patricia McCloskey leave following a court hearing, in St. Louis. The McCloskeys, accused of waving guns at racial injustice protesters in the summer of 2020, are due back in court Friday, April 30, 2021, when a judge will consider whether to send the case back to a grand jury to decide if they should have been indicted in the first place.Jeff Roberson/AP
ST. LOUIS (AP) A St. Louis couple accused of waving guns at racial injustice protesters last summer are due back in court Friday, when a judge will consider whether to send the case back to a grand jury to decide if they should have been indicted in the first place.
Debate over guns on buses dominates Missouri budget debate
April 28, 2021
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A fight over allowing guns on public transportation dominated debate on the Missouri budget Wednesday.
Republican Sen. Bob Onder, of Lake St. Louis, tried to amend the budget to strip public transportation funding unless buses and trains allow people with concealed carry permits to ride.
But top Republican Sen. Dave Schatz struck the proposal down, saying it would violate rules against enacting policies through the budget.
That prompted Onder to try to strip all $1.7 million in public transportation funding. He eventually pared that down to only zero-out funding for public transportation in Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield.