Rauner touts effort train prison staff on mental illness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says nearly 13,000 prison staff in Illinois received training for dealing with mentally ill inmates in the past year. The governor’s office says the Corrections Department partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to provide two-day training to help staff better understand conditions like schizophrenia and…
Missouri Gov.-elect Greitens to appoint Supreme Court judge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will be responsible for filling a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court. The Appellate Judicial Commission on Wednesday announced it will accept applications for the judgeship through Feb. 3. By then, outgoing Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon will have left office. That will give Greitens an opportunity…
Tort reform group says St. Louis has worst judicial climate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An association that lobbies for restricting liability lawsuits to help business says St. Louis has the nation’s worst judicial climate. An American Tort Reform Association report released Wednesday said St. Louis is a magnet for product liability and consumer class-action lawsuits. California is second on the list. The group listed…
One suspect in custody after Taco Bell robbery on South Grand
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a holdup at a Taco Bell that led to a brief gunfire exchange between officers and the robbers. Around 5:45 Wednesday evening police received a call for a robbery in progress at the restaurant on South Grand. As police arrived, two suspects fled the store. One of them fired…