St. Louis, MO   Several shelters are open in response to the area’s frigid temperatures. In the city of St. Louis, transportation to city shelters is available through the Bridge Outreach program at 1610 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103. Sign-up prior to 5:30 p.m.; transportation leaves at 6 p.m. Winter Operations for Monday, January 18, 2016,…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â A robbery suspect is dead after being shot by a St. Louis police officer at a south city fast food restaurant. Police say the 42-year-old police sergeant was monitoring an MLK event Sunday night when he was notified about a hold up in progress nearby at a KFC restaurant on Grand…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers pushing to change the state’s loose ethics laws next will turn to ways to clamp down on the flow of unlimited gifts from lobbyists to lawmakers. A bill to ban lobbyist gifts to public officials is up for review Tuesday in a House committee. Lobbyists can spend whatever…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Jessica Jackson scored 15 points and Alecia Cooley and Melissa Wolff had double-doubles to lead Arkansas to a 64-52 victory over No. 24 Missouri on Sunday. Cooley had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Wolff 11 points and 10 boards. The Razorbacks (8-10, 3-2 SEC), who were coming off a win over…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Tourism officials in southern Illinois say they’re preparing now because a solar eclipse is expected to draw thousands of visitors on Aug. 21, 2017. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/1llqH0v) that it will be the first total solar eclipse over the United States mainland since 1979. The eclipse is expected to…
( KTRS ) Illinois Secretary of State offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday. All offices and agency will facilities will re-open for business on Tuesday. People can also visit the secretary of state’s website to find nearby facilities and hours of operation. They may also change addresses, register…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 14-year-old girl has been fatally shot in a St. Louis home. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1SXMg4T ) that police found the injured girl around 1:15 p.m. Sunday at a friend’s home. She had been shot in the back. The girl was pronounced dead at a hospital. St. Louis Police…
CHICAGO (AP) – A statewide coalition plans to launch a social media campaign to press Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration to expand the medical marijuana pilot program to more patients. The Cannabis Patient Advocacy Coalition says its campaign will include short video testimonials from Illinois residents. It kicks off Monday with an Iraq War veteran…
