Reward Offered In Shooting Of Dog In North St. Louis
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â A $2,500 reward is being offered to find whoever is responsible for shooting a dog in north St. Louis. The Humane Society of Missouri is putting up the money after a German Shepherd mix named “Cutie” was shot with a handgun near the intersection of Harney and Thrush around 5 p.m.…
Escaped Inmate Spotted In Union
Union, MO Â (KTRS) Â Police may be getting closer to finding an escaped inmate in Franklin County. Police say Jason Mills was spot Friday morning on the west side of Union. Â This resulted to Union schools being put on lock down. Mills escaped with fellow inmate Adam Moore from the Madison County Jail Sunday afternoon.…
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Freight Train In Kirkwood
Kirkwood, MO  (KTRS)  One person is dead after being hit by a freight train in Kirkwood. Union Pacific Railroad notified police that an engineer reported the train struck someone around 5 a.m  Friday along Geyer Road near Big Bend . The victim’s body was found about an hour later. The name of the victim hasn’t been…
Body found after eastern Missouri home destroyed in fire
ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) – A fire in eastern Missouri is under investigation after a body was found inside a burned home. The Washington Missourian (http://bit.ly/1nRQlv5 ) reports that the fire was reported late Wednesday near St. Clair in Franklin County. Firefighters found the body inside the residence. The victim’s name has not been released.…
Illinois Legislature exempts self from open records review
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – When Illinois lawmakers revamped the Freedom of Information Act in 2009 and created an outside appeals process for public records requests denied by state government, they made an exception – themselves. Records requests denied by the General Assembly are not subject to review by the attorney general’s public access counselor, the…
Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary; Clinton wins
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will not seek a recount of results in Missouri’s Democratic primary, conceding defeat to Hillary Clinton. Sanders says in an interview with The Associated Press that it’s unlikely the results will affect the awarding of delegates in the state and he would “prefer to save the…
Missouri farmer killed in attack by bull
MOSCOW MILLS, Mo. (AP) – An eastern Missouri farmer killed in an attack by a bull has been identified. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1R1jwaT ) reports that 68-year-old Gary Harrell of Moscow Mills was killed by an aggressive bull Friday on his property. A relative found Harrell after his family grew worried when he didn’t…
Illinois Democrats pass $3.8B funding bill opposed by GOP
( KTRS ) Illinois Senate Democrats passed a $3.8 billion funding bill for colleges and social services despite Republican objections that the state doesn’t have the money to fulfill the proposal’s promises. Democrats used their considerable majority in the chamber to pass the bill on a 39-18 vote. The bill would give nearly $1.9 billion…