ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 13-year-old boy is dead after being shot in north St. Louis while he and two other minors were allegedly stealing from a vehicle. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1l31mJA ) reports that the shooting happened about 12:45 a.m. Sunday. Police say Martinez Smith-Payne and two others were stealing from an unlocked…
( KTRS ) The state of Illinois has been ordered to pay more than $13 million to cover the cost of health insurance for home health care workers. SEIU Healthcare Illinois took legal action against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger earlier this month to force the payments. The union says nearly 5,000 health care…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has met with Rams owner Stan Kroenke a day before an NFL owners meeting where teams will discuss putting a franchise in Los Angeles. Nixon spokeswoman Channing Ansley confirmed the Monday meeting. Ansley declined further comment. Owners of the St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers and…
(KTRS) – Another deadly holiday weekend on Missouri roadways. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that nine people died during the long holiday weekend. There was sharp increase in both the total number of accidents and injuries compared to 2014. There were nearly 550 crashes this year, opposed to just 319 last year. There was also…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Planned Parenthood chapter has filed a federal lawsuit against the acting director of Missouri’s health department to block the agency from revoking the abortion license for the group’s Columbia clinic. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri sued Monday, seeking an injunction to preserve the Columbia clinic’s abortion facility license from…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Students at Riverview Gardens High School will have the opportunity to participate in the Jobs For America’s Graduates program, also known as JAG. This is thanks to additional public and private funding. Governor Jay Nixon made that announcement on Monday after meeting with students at Riverview Gardens High School. Nixon…
Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly says the governor understands the frustration but blames Democrats for not approving release of the money
