SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois finally has a budget plan after two years. Now, to start paying bills. The Democratic-controlled Legislature’s vote last week to create a $36 billion framework over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes ended the nation’s longest fiscal stalemate since at least the Great Depression. At the core of the budget was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Multiple shootings kept police in the city of St. Louis busy over the weekend. Police say on Friday night two men were gunned down in a drive by shooting near Union Station. One of the victims died and the other is in critical condition. Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, a man was…
Charlotte, NC – Saint Louis FC suffered a 5-1 loss away to the Charlotte Independence in front of 1,637 in Week 16 of the USL Regular Season. The team will return home to face the first-placed Charleston Battery on Saturday, July 15th at 7:30 pm CT. Charlotte opened the scoring in the 14th minute through…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Elections says it won’t provide information about registered voters to President Donald Trump’s voting commission. Ken Menzel is general counsel for the state board. In a letter to the commission Friday, Menzel says Illinois law limits the release of voter information to political committees and government entities,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans want to make it a crime for abortion clinic staff to ask ambulances to respond to calls at their facilities without sirens or lights, a move that abortion-rights advocates say is unnecessary and another veiled attempt to restrict access to abortion providers. The proposal would establish a misdemeanor…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a fatal shooting in north St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down late Saturday night on Clara Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s name hasn’t been released.