SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’s continued state budget problems have prompted S&P Global Ratings to downgrade the credit worthiness of six state universities and the City Colleges of Chicago . The credit house said it took the action because it’s possible lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner will fail to agree on an annual budget by…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office has charged 43-year-old Kevin Thomas of the 4600 block of Cottage in the Ville neighborhood with manslaughter in the death of another St. Louis man Friday. Police were called to the residence Thursday morning and found 34-year-old Charles Petty suffering from a gunshot wound to his…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Rain or shine, this weekend the second largest Earth Day celebration in the country is being held in Forest Park. Earth Day runs Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and features educational exhibits and local nonprofits that offer information on everything green – from recycling to local food.…
ELGIN, ILL (AP) Prom season is just around the corner. This has Illinois State Police reminding young drivers to be safe. State police officials say they will conduct high-visibility patrols with “aggressive enforcement” of the “fatal four” violations: driving under the influence, speeding, failure to wear a safety belt, and distracted driving. Statistics show that vehicle…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis police have released the names of the two Laclede Gas employees and the suspect in yesterday’s fatal shooting that killed all three men. The two employees who were working in the 59-hundred block of Minerva when they were gunned down are identified as 52-year-old William Froelich of the 3-thousand block of…
Max chats with Greg Grunberg, of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Heroes fame, about his new Kickstarter for “Joyrider,” a documentary on a deserving subject. https://t.co/BKdcB1Qr2x
Max reviews The Promise, the new film starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, and Charlotte Le Bon.
Max chats with Andy Triefenbach, creator of Destroy the Brain’s Late Nite Grindhouse series, which presents Brian De Palma’s CARRIE on the big screen the weekend of April 28th/29th. Listen to the interview for details!
James Cromwell has a role in a new movie called The Promise. This movie is about the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire from 1915-1917.
Troy, MO (KTRS) Police say a Lincoln County man accused of attacking a woman with a hammer stemmed from a social media post. According to the investigation, 21-year-old Levi Lauck allegedly became angry with the woman over a post she put on SnapChat while the two where at a family event on Sunday. Lauk allegedly…