St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The cause of an accident involving an Amtrak train in south county is being investigated. Authorities say a train and a vehicle collided around 6 a.m. Monday, just south of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Two people were taken to the hospital. Their injuries aren’t said to be life threatening.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The head of Missouri’s public defender system is warning that the strain on his department could be grounds for a federal lawsuit. The Office of the State Public Defender is asking for a funding boost of more than $25 million for the fiscal year that starts in July. But Governor…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s attempt to spur lawmakers into action has left no clear way forward in the state’s seemingly never-ending budget saga. Illinois remains far from passing a budget for this year and months of legislative hand-wringing has done nothing to change the predicament. This is a time when lawmakers should…
Hazelwood, MO ( KTRS ) The Major Case Squad is investigating a highway shooting in north county that’s left one dead and three injured. Investigators say shots were fired from a vehicle traveling on I-270 near Lindbergh in Hazelwood early Sunday morning. A woman in another vehicle was killed in the gunfire. Two others are…
EDGERTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a “person of interest” in a fire that killed four people in northwest Missouri has been found. The Kansas City Metro Squad said Sunday that the 24-year-old man was found unharmed outside of Missouri and that he is in custody. The man was sought for questioning about the deaths…
SPARTA, Mo. (AP) – Christian County authorities are investigating the theft of guns, ammunition and uniforms from a small southwest Missouri police station. Sheriff Brad Cole says someone broke into the Sparta police station early Friday by pushing an air-conditioning unit out of a window. Sparta has not had a police force since December, when the…
