WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – A southeast Missouri man who says he was shocked with a stun-gun while handcuffed in jail has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against a small southwestern Illinois police force. Yancy Carden of Sikeston, Missouri, sued Washington Park over his April arrest following a dispute about a $200 bar tab…
( KTRS ) Revised campaign finance reports show a former campaign aide to Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has been paid at least $60,000 more than originally reported. Additional payments to former campaign manager Logan Thompson were among hundreds of changes made to Kinder’s campaign records. Kinder’s gubernatorial campaign say independent contractors prepared incorrect reports…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen scored in the second period to help the St. Louis Blues rally for a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night. Kevin Shattenkirk and David Backes also scored and Jake Allen made 22 saves as the Blues snapped a three-game losing streak. Steve Downie…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 27-year-old man has died in jail after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him from killing himself in a holdover cell. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1R9cMZ0 ) that the man who died Tuesday evening had been taken into custody that afternoon for trespassing. Police Chief Sam Dotson…
( KTRS ) Illinois legislative leaders say they made minor progress during a meeting on the state budget stalemate, including agreeing to try again to overhaul state pensions. Gov. Bruce Rauner, GOP leaders Sen. Christine Radogno and Rep. Jim Durkin along with House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton met Tuesday. It was the…