Illinois Still Owns Bragging Rights
Tigers Never Lead in Fourth Straight Defeat vs. Illini
St. Louis Police Union endorses Alderwoman Krewson in run for mayor
(KTRS) – Alderwoman Lyda Krewson picked up the endorsement of the St. Louis Police Officers Association in her run for mayor. The union represents most of the city’s police officers. The other mayoral candidates are: City Treasurer Tishaura Jones, President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed, Aldermen Jeffrey Boyd and Antonio French, as well as…
Senators urge action to block drastic drug price hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two senators are urging Congress to block companies from cornering the market on old, off-patent drugs and hiking their prices many times over. Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Claire McCaskill of Missouri on Wednesday released findings from a year-long investigation into companies including Turing Pharmaceuticals, which generated national outrage after…
Cokie Roberts Has A New Book Talking About The Impact Women Had On The Development Of Our Country
Cokie Roberts joined John Carney to talk about her new book “Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation.”
Missouri state parks top 20 million visitors for first time
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A record number of people have visited Missouri state parks this year, with attendance topping the 20 million mark for the first time. Gov. Jay Nixon announced the new record Wednesday. Nixon says enhancing the park system was a priority when he took office in 2009. He says millions of…
Greitens picks new Missouri Corrections Department director
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens is appointing a North Carolina corrections official to lead Missouri’s Department of Corrections. Greitens announced his pick Wednesday of North Carolina community supervision Director Anne Precythe. The Senate must confirm her appointment. Current Missouri prisons chief George Lombardi had applied to stay on when Greitens assumes…
Illinois lawmakers discuss education funding overhaul
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Despite a standstill over the Illinois budget, a group of bipartisan lawmakers has been meeting more often in recent weeks to devise a plan to overhaul state funding for public schools. Although Illinois’ top leaders aren’t meeting to discuss the state budget, members of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s education funding reform commission…
Gingrich says Trump dislcaims ‘drain the swamp’
WASHINGTON (AP) – A leader of Donald Trump’s transition says the president-elect is no longer interested in his catch phrase “drain the swamp” of Washington. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said his understanding is that Trump “now just disclaims that. He now says it was cute, but he doesn’t want to use it anymore.” Gingrich…
Legislation Filed To Raise Missouri’s Marriage Age Requirement
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) A soon to be state lawmaker wants to raise the marriage age requirement in Missouri. Representative-Elect Jean Evans filed her first piece of legislation, HB 270, which calls for raising the minimum age to get a marriage license with parental consent to 17. The current law individuals from the age of…
Carney Show: STL-based Build-a-Bear Workshop and CEO Sharon John featured on this week’s Undercover Boss
Did she don a fake beard and Groucho glasses to disguise her identity?