KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Nearly 10 million fewer people walked through the doors of Missouri’s casinos in 2015 than in 2010, but the number of arrests at those facilities has nearly doubled in that time. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Capt. John Hotz says the increased arrests can be attributed largely to better training…
(KTRS) – After a year marred by sexual harassment scandals in Jefferson City, interns are returning to the state Capitol. There are new rules in place and a renewed focus on sexual harassment after the resignations of former House Speaker John Diehl and State Senator Paul LeVota. Diehl left after exchanging sexually explicit text messages…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s campaign says it has raised nearly $20 million over the last three months. The large haul further cements Cruz’s status as a serious contender for the nomination heading into the Iowa caucuses on February 1. Cruz’s campaign says in a memo to supporters that he will…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Donald Trump has a personal beef with one of the efforts aimed at protecting the environment – it’s messing with his hair. The billionaire businessman turned Republican presidential candidate told supporters in South Carolina on Wednesday that he’s not impressed by replacements for old aerosol hairsprays that contained ozone-eating chemicals called…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Attorneys for the South Carolina church where nine parishioners were shot and killed in what police called a racially motivated attack have responded to a lawsuit seeking an accounting of millions of dollars in donations. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that attorneys for Emanuel AME deny that the church…
( KTRS ) As MoDOT works to re-open several highways around the area, public transportation is also being affected by high flood waters. MetroBus Director of communications Patti Beck reports several bus services will be restricted or not running Thursday morning. They are – · 40X I-55 Express · 410X Eureka Express · #61 Chambers…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois attorney general has ruled that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has withheld too much information on his daily appointment calendars from taxpayers. The state’s public access counselor issued an opinion in response to an appeal under the Freedom of Information Act by The Associated Press. Public access attorney Joshua Jones…
( KTRS ) Governor Bruce Rauner has added 5 more counties to the state disaster declaration for widespread flooding. This brings the statewide total of declared counties to 12. The counties added are Alexander, Christian, Clinton, Douglas and Morgan. On Tuesday, Gov. Rauner declared Calhoun, Jackson, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair counties. Rauner…
( KTRS ) An Ameren Illinois substation is at risk of being flooded as water continue to rise in Randolph County. Ameren Illinois spokesman Brain Bretsch, says that a substation could be compromised if a levee protecting the nearby town of Prairie du Rocher is breakched. Bretsch say Ameren is setting up a mobile substation…
( KTRS ) Drivers are seeing major delays as Interstate 55 is down to one lane in both directions near the Meramac River, to help flood fighting efforts overnight. The Post dispatch reports that authorities have been directing traffic onto Route 141 then over the Lemay Bridge north, then to Butler Hill rd and back onto…