Justices extend bar on automatic life terms for teenagers
The justices voted 6-3 to extend a ruling from 2012 that struck down automatic life terms with no chance of parole for teenage killers
Obama contrasts Clinton’s pragmatism with Sanders’ idealism
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is portraying the Democratic presidential primary as a race between Hillary Clinton’s pragmatism and experience versus Bernie Sanders’ idealism and liberalism. Obama is offering his most extensive assessment of the 2016 Democratic race to date in an interview with Politico. He says Clinton is “wicked smart,” but that her…
Special counsel appointed to investigate Flint, Michigan
The Republican attorney general also said his office is reviewing what can be done to prevent Flint residents from being billed for water
FEMA Reps Visiting Flood Impacted Missouri Neighborhoods
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) This week FEMA representatives are visiting Missouri neighborhoods which were impacted by the historic flooding. Officials are trying to determine who qualifies for federal assistance. This comes after the federal government approved the state’s request for a disaster declaration last week. The Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams offer survivors registration assistance, up-to-date…
Charges Filed Against Assistant Mizzou Professor
Columbia, MO (KTRS) A University of Missouri assistant professor is now facing charges stemming from an incident during campus protests. Columbia City Prosecutor Steve Richey filed a misdemeanor assault charge against 45-year-old Melissa Click on Monday morning. The assistant professor of communications, garnered national attention after she confronted a student photographer and another student videographer during the…
Factors that Sunk the St. Louis Effort to Keep the Rams
Reporter David Hunn discusses details of the NFL Meetings and factors that sunk the St. Louis effort to keep the Rams.
Illinois man dies while trying to retrieve drone on icy pond
MADISON, Ill. (AP) – A 54-year-old southwestern Illinois man has died after falling through the ice on a frozen pond while trying to retrieve a drone. Mark A. Miller of Granite City was last seen near the entrance to the Low Water Dam on Chouteau Island in Madison shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. Miller’s body…
Justice, prison reforms rare chance for Illinois compromise
( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the number of inmates in Illinois’ overcrowded prison system over the next decade. It’s one of few areas where he’s willing to devote money at a time when he’s urging lawmakers to be prudent with spending. Rauner’s first year in office has been defined by a…