Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 4:45 p.m. with responses from House Speaker Tim Jones (R, Eureka) and Mo. Senator Will Kraus (R, Lee's Summit).

Citing a lack of "fundamental fairness," Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have reduced Missouri's income tax rates for the first time in more than 90 years.

The  bill would have gradually reduced corporate and individual income tax rates while also creating a new deduction for business income reported on individual income taxes.

Updated 3:35 p.m.

An 8-year-old boy abducted from his school yesterday has been located safe, and his father is in custody for the kidnapping.

Master Sgt. Steve Bishop with the Bel-Nor police department in north St. Louis County says Von Harrell took his son, Luvell Dukes, from school on Thursday afternoon. He says the mother was told by a different, unidentified police department to wait to see if the boy would return home. Bishop says Bel-Nor issued the AMBER Alert around 12:45 p.m.  after learning that the father had made threatening statements.

A former senior vice president of St. Louis-based technology company Emerson has been tapped as the temporary leader of the Missouri History Museum post.

Bob Cox will serve as a part-time consultant to the museum until December 31, though the contract can be terminated early if a full-time president is found before then. Cox will receive $85 an hour for his work, but is not eligible for health care or other benefits.

Mayor Francis Slay, the police department, and other city boosters say they are "staffed and ready" to deal with the expected influx of people into downtown St. Louis over the summer.

Much like last year, additional on and off-duty officers will patrol downtown, paying special attention to nuisance crimes like public intoxication or loud music. In addition, the officers will have the authority to do things like close streets or shutter sidewalk cafes to prevent problems from starting.