(KTRS) – The public portion of today’s Illinois budget summit is over and the Governor and lawmakers are speaking behind closed doors. Governor Bruce Rauner closed the public session with comments about the need to address what he sees as the root causes of Illinois’ financial problems. The governor wants to restrict workers’ compensation and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease has been found at a hotel in a popular Missouri tourist town, and health officials say one of three people who became ill after staying there has died. Missouri health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an investigation last month of…
The Office’s Rainn Wilson Discusses New Book “The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy” on the Carney Show.
(KTRS/AP) – Missouri police officers will now take part in mandatory annual training in recognizing bias, de-escalating situations, and dealing with people with mental health issues. The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission approved 24 hours of mandatory annual training. Police previously needed 48 hours of training every three years. Governor Jay Nixon directed the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Two candidates are challenging U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in the 2016 Republican primary. James Marter of Oswego is a businessman who says he is more conservative than Kirk. Elizabeth Pahlke of Arlington Heights ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the 2013 special election for the 2nd congressional district once held…
O’Malley says the country is looking for a new leader and he wants to be the lawmakers’ second choice if he can’t be their first choice right now
CHICAGO (AP) – The family of another man fatally shot by Chicago police in 2014 is pressing city officials to release squad car video of the shooting. Chicago police have said 25-year-old Ronald Johnson of Chicago was fatally shot by an officer on Oct. 12, 2014. At the time, authorities said he was armed and…
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Officials say Californians missed the state’s monthly 25 percent water conservation target for the first time since enforcement of the cutbacks began in June. The State Water Resource Control Board reported Tuesday that cities throughout the state saved 22 percent in October. The mandate to conserve came as California experiences its…
