Into the mosh pit: Republican campaign talk getting nastier
Political language expert Robert Lane Greene says the “contest to become the alpha male” has become more obvious this time than in previous elections
Melissa Click Faces More Criticism After Release Of Second Video
Columbia, Missouri (KTRS) A suspended University of Missouri assistant professor is once again coming under fire. Over the weekend, the Columbia Missourian posted a video of Melissa Click during a protest at the homecoming parade last fall. The footage shows Click in a confrontation with Columbia Police. She can be seen yelling an obscenity at…
Drones Pose New Contraband Challenge For Prisons
Springfield, IL (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are seeking ways to penalize the use of drones to deliver drugs, cellphones, and other contraband to prison yards after seeing such cases in Ohio, Maryland, and Oklahoma. A proposal by Illinois Republican Senator Tim Bivins would add an extra year of prison time to inmates involved in bringing…
Woman Found Shot To Death In North St. Louis
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating an overnight murder in north St. Louis. Investigators say a woman was found slumped over the wheel inside of a vehicle near St. Louis Avenue and Prairie early Monday morning. The victim had been shot to death according to police. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s name…
Shared parenting drive makes its way to Missouri Legislature
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers are considering a measure that’s part of a growing national movement aimed at forcing judges to award equal custody to both divorcing parents. Current state law requires only that judges award “significant, but not necessarily equal” periods of time with a child. Supporters of the bill say that in cases…
Fabbri, Berglund score goals, Blues hold off Lightning 2-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Robby Fabbri and Patrik Berglund scored on breakaways and Brian Elliott stopped 37 shots as the St. Louis Blues held on for a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night. Elliott was superb until Nikita Kucherov scored in the final minute for Tampa Bay, which lost for the…
New Illinois law means fewer emergency dispatch centers
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A new Illinois law aimed at consolidating local government services will significantly reduce the number of separate emergency dispatch centers in parts of Illinois. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1KP931l ) reports that the law requires counties with at least 250,000 residents to cut by half the number of 911 call centers by…