Former Edwardsville officer pleads guilty to burglaries
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A former Edwardsville police officer has pleaded guilty to six felony counts over two years after he was charged with a long string of burglaries. Forty-three-year-old Brian Barker pleaded guilty to four burglary charges and one charge each of official misconduct and aggravated possession of stolen firearms. Barker was arrested in…
Pedestrian struck and killed on WB I-70
( KTRS ) A pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday night on Interstate 70 near Lake St. Louis. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that the victim has been identified as 30 yr old Amanda Greer, of Pacific. She was reportedly struck three times in the westbound lanes around 6 p.m last night. Troopers report that Greer…
Missouri governor slams fellow Republicans on social media
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is lashing out against two Republican senators who didn’t vote against a pay raise for themselves and other elected officials. Greitens in a Tuesday Facebook post accused Sens. Denny Hoskins and Paul Wieland of betraying their constituents. At issue was a proposed pay increase for legislators…
Top Missouri senator proposes $10 limit on lobbyist gifts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s No. 2 Republican state senator is proposing a $10 limit on lobbyist gifts to elected officials. The legislation Majority Leader Mike Kehoe pitched to a Senate panel Tuesday wouldn’t completely ban gifts, as Republican Gov. Eric Greitens has called on lawmakers to do. Instead it would limit lobbyists to…
Man shot while driving on WB I-70
( KTRS ) A man was shot in the face Tuesday night while driving on west bound I-70. Police say the shooting happened near Adelaide around 8 pm. the victim was taken to hospital in critical, but stable condition. No more details have been released at this time.