City launches winter operations for homeless
With dangerously cold temperatures here, nonprofits, volunteers, and City officials are launching Winter Operations over the next few nights. Increased outreach and additional shelter bed space is being offered for people who do not have shelter. Individuals or families seeking shelter should please contact the following agencies: St. Louis Housing Helpline: (314) 802-5444 United Way:…
Comptroller: State employee bonuses on hold during impasse
CHICAGO (AP) – Comptroller Susana Mendoza says state employees promised bonuses will now have to wait to receive them during the ongoing budget impasse. The office that controls Illinois’ checkbook announced Wednesday that payments to social services and public safety come first. Mendoza, a Democrat, took office this week after ousting Republican Leslie Munger in…
Missouri prison harassment reports spur call for review
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican House Speaker Todd Richardson is calling for an investigation of the state Department of Corrections after reports of widespread workplace harassment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2h7tw7F ) on Wednesday reported Richardson says he won’t tolerate what he said appears to be a culture of sexual harassment. The alternative…
8 people indicted for smash-and-grab at Missouri Saks store
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Eight Chicago residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for the smash-and-grab crime at a Saks Fifth Avenue in suburban St. Louis. The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis on Wednesday announced the indictments. All eight suspects are in their 20’s. Illinois State Police say they are also under…