St. Louis Homicide Rate Continues To Climb
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The murder count continues to climb in the city of St. Louis. Police say a man was fatally shot in the 1400 block of Hickory in south St. Louis at just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the unofficial…
Person Arrested After Online Threat To Kansas College
Athison, Kan. (AP) -A suspect is in custody in connection with an online threat to a northeast Kansas college. The St. Joseph News-Press reports Benedictine College late Tuesday after an anonymous threat to Benedictine College was posted on the social networking site YikYak on Tuesday. Atchison police Chief Mike Wilson says authorities arrested one person associated…
Missouri could pay blind residents $19M after court ruling
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An appeals court has ruled that a previous calculation of damages owed to about 3,000 blind Missouri residents receiving state benefits was too low. The St. Louis Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1MRLuDR ) that the decision Tuesday means the state could soon provide more than $19 million in damages for shortchanging their…
US Rep. Quigley: New group to address transgender rights
( KTRS ) Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley says he’s joined other Democrats in creating a task force to help ensure equal rights for transgender people. The Transgender Equality Task Force will analyze some of the challenges facing the transgender community, including violence, homelessness, housing discrimination and unemployment. Quigley says the group also will recommend legislation to address…
Saad scores 2 to lead Blue Jackets past Blues, 3-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Brandon Saad scored twice to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Cody Goloubef also scored for Columbus, which has won five of its last seven games. Sergei Bobrovsky continues to recover from his poor…
Homicide suspected in octogenarian’s arson death
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – Police in southwestern Illinois are investigating as a homicide an 84-year-old man’s death from a fire that began in his car. Howard Brown died early Sunday after the fire sparked a gas tank explosion and then spread to his home. Washington Park Police Chief Tony Tomlinson tells the St. Louis…
Judge backs bill that reduces unemployment benefits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge has ruled against a challenge to the state Senate’s vote overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of measure that could reduce the number of weeks residents can collect unemployment benefits. The Jefferson City News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1l3yP60 ) reports the judge ruled last week against the challenge from the…
Ferguson announces hiring of new city manager
( KTRS ) The city Ferguson has announced the hiring of a new city manager. According to a statement, released late Tuesday night, the city council chose De’Carlon Seewood. Seewood will fill the vacancy created when former City Manager John Shaw resigned in March following a scathing report by the U.S. Department of Justice over racial profiling…