( KTRS ) Authorities have filed child abduction charges against a Collinsville man after he failed to return his daughter to her mother. 24 yr old Tchaka Spiller, is accused of taking 2 yr old Khalia Harper, without her mother’s consent. The Collinsville Police Department have reportedly reached out to Spiller to return his daughter,…
( KTRS ) An ongoing effort to get an ancient historical Illinois site designated as a national park is getting a boost from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. The East St. Louis native has sent a letter asking President Obama to declare the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville as a national monument. The property…
PHOENIX (AP) – Rubby De La Rosa struck out a career-high 10 and pitched two-hit ball through seven innings, Chris Herrmann and Brandon Drury homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks forced a split in the four-game series. De La Rosa (3-3) had been shaky this…
( KTRS ) A measure to allow beer-makers to lease coolers to stores to keep drinks frosty has passed the Missouri House. House members voted in favor of adding the provision onto a bill that already had Senate approval. The underlying bill would allow a state wine board to oversee marketing of the beverage. Supporters…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Missouri state Sen. Dan Brown is dropping out of the race for state treasurer. Brown said in a statement Thursday he’s endorsing fellow Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, who now faces no primary challenger. Brown says it’s important for Republicans to win in November. Brown, of Rolla, was a surprise…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A law enforcement official says investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead. The official told The Associated Press on Thursday that among the things investigators are looking at is whether a doctor was…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. government says the owner of a burning suburban St. Louis landfill near buried radioactive waste has agreed to new measures meant to slow and help monitor the blaze. Environmental Protection Agency regional chief Mark Hague said Thursday that Republic Services will install temperature monitors and cooling loops, which are…
