missouri state highway patrol

Mo. bill would limit Highway Patrol purchases

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:02 +0000

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would need to ask lawmakers for permission to purchase vehicles that cost more than $100,000 under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.

Luetkemeyer: Feds assure Mo. gun info wasn't used

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:10:39 +0000

Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer says he was assured by a top federal official that an electronic list of people with Missouri concealed gun permits never was used by any federal agency.

Luetkemeyer says he spoke with Patrick O'Carroll, the inspector general of the U.S. Social Security Administration. He says O'Carroll confirmed that a Missouri-based investigator recently asked for and received a list of more than 160,000 concealed gun permit holders from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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Mo. Supreme Court Considering The Link Between Benefits And Marriage

editor — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:21:59 +0000

Should certain state benefits be limited only to married couples, even though that could discriminate against gays and lesbians in Missouri?

That's one of the questions the Missouri Supreme Court will be considering after hearing arguments today in the case of Kelly Glossip, whose partner, Cpl. Dennis Englehard, was killed in the line of duty as a state trooper.

Glossip sued in 2010 after he was denied Englehard's survivor benefits.

Mo. Supreme Court to hear 2 prominent court cases

Associated Press — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:57:44 +0000

The state Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments this week in cases involving school transfers and survivor's benefits for the gay partner of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper.

Both cases are to be argued before the high court Wednesday.

Cpl. Dennis Engelhard was killed in 2009 while investigating a Christmas Day accident on Interstate 44 southwest of St. Louis. His partner sued for survivor's benefits, but their 15-year relationship is not recognized by the state.

Gov. Nixon defends purchase of new airplane

Associated Press — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:30:03 +0000

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is defending the purchase of a new state airplane that can be used by the governor, other state officials and law enforcement officers.

Nixon says the $5.6 million airplane bought by the Missouri State Highway Patrol was a good long-term investment for law enforcement and safety.

The Democratic governor already has flown on the new King Air 250.

Instructor acuses Missouri State Highway Patrol of underpaying senior officers

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:20:44 +0000

An instructor with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s training academy has filed a lawsuit accusing the law enforcement agency of violating its pay plan.

Mo. drunk driving case headed to U.S. Supreme Court

Jacob McCleland — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:28:20 +0000

A Cape Girardeau drunk driving case is going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court will decide if police can give a blood test without a warrant.

After Tyler McNeely failed a field sobriety check and refused the breath test, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Officer took him to hospital where he had a blood test.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri represents McNeely. Legal director Tony Rothert says the officer infringed upon McNeely’s fourth amendment protection from unreasonable search by drawing his blood without a warrant.

Three hospitalized after Missouri State Fair accident

Associated Press — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:50:26 +0000

Three people are hospitalized and two others have suffered minor injuries after an accident during a charity race at the Missouri State Fair.