SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The temporary Illinois budget plan agreed to last summer expires with the new year. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly have hardly talked about how to replace it. Elementary and high school funding continues through June. Billions more gets spent because it’s court-ordered or is automatically…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that court documents say 51-year-old Willie Jackson, of Florissant, wanted the “victim tied up, beaten and left for dead.” He was arraigned Tuesday on charges of second-degree attempted murder and violating an order of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican Missouri lawmaker says he has a solution to end tense debates over same-sex marriage. Rep. T.J. Berry wants to take government out of marriage and leave it to houses of worship by classifying such legal partnerships as domestic unions. His bill, pre-filed ahead of the 2017 legislative session,…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after a woman was shot in the face. Police say the incident happened just after 4:40pm Thursday afternoon in the 4000 block of Delmar. The woman’s current condition is unknown at this time. No further details have been released.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – A new study by Washington University in St. Louis researchers has found that current safety standards to protect welders from harmful fumes may be inadequate. Dr. Brad A. Racette, senior author of the study, tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the research showed that the more exposure one had to airborne manganese,…