LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says 89 percent of water samples collected from key locations in Flint measured below the “action level” of 15 parts per billion for lead in an initial round of testing, but concerns remain. Samples from the “sentinel” sites will help determine when it is safe to drink…
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…
