July 11, 2015 - The Big 550 KTRS

Lt. Governor Peter Kinder to announce run for governor

UncategorizedBy News July 11, 2015 1 Comment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder plans to announce his candidacy for governor on Sunday. Kinder’s campaign committee has scheduled a 4 p.m. Sunday political announcement near the scene of last year’s protests and civil unrest in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. St. Louis County Republican Chairman Bruce Buwalda told…

Appeals court upholds Illinois fracking rules

UncategorizedBy News July 11, 2015 2 Comments

ST. LOUIS (AP) – An Illinois appeals court has upheld the state’s rules for the high-volume oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking. The appellate court sided with a Madison County judge who rejected an environmental group’s legal challenge. The 5th District Appellate Court on Friday issued an opinion agreeing with a November ruling…