KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A class-action lawsuit says the lack of funding and staff for Missouri’s public defender system has left overwhelmed public defenders unable to provide adequate defense for indigent clients. The ACLU of Missouri and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at St. Louis filed the lawsuit Thursday against Gov. Eric…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Microsoft Corp. plans a regional office at the Cortex tech hub in St. Louis, bringing 150 jobs. The move, announced Wednesday, includes relocating about 60 employees from Microsoft’s office in Creve Coeur, Missouri, a St. Louis suburb, to the new office when the $55 million facility opens in 2018. The new…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri House lawmakers have passed a bill to block St. Louis from raising the local minimum wage. The GOP-led House on Thursday voted 112-46 to send the measure to the Senate. Republican lawmakers are fast-tracking the legislation to prevent a higher minimum wage from taking effect in St. Louis. At…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are handling the investigation into a double shooting that left one person dead in the Central West End. Police report that the shooting happened around 7:20pm at a BP gas station at the intersection of Delmar and Goodfellow Blvd. One male victim, a man in his 20’s was fatally shot…
Pinckneyville, IL (AP) – Authorities in Southern Illinois are investigating a series of dog thefts possibly committed by someone posing as an animal control officer. The Southern Illinoisan reports the Perry County Sheriff’s Office has received three recent reports of dog thefts. Sheriff Steve Bareis says in each case a white truck with a dog…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis-based financial firm is once again being recognized. It was announced on Thursday that Edward Jones has been ranked at number 5 on Fortune Magazine’s 2017 100 Best Companies to Work For list. The ranking is based on employee ratings of their workplace culture, including the level of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are considering repealing a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled residents who live in rental housing. The bill debated in a Wednesday House hearing would set aside savings for other services for low-income seniors and those with disabilities. The proposal comes amid a budget crunch that led…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating a double shooting Wednesday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 5700 block of Acme just after 10:30pm last night. One female victim was shot in the leg and taken to hospital. Another victim, a male, was also shot. Police only say that he remained at the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement to increase Ameren Missouri’s annual electric operating revenues by about $92 million. The commission said in a news release Wednesday the agreement will take effect on April 1. The commission staff estimated a typical residential customer’s monthly bill will increase by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri House members have voted in favor of undoing a recent court decision allowing St. Louis to raise its minimum wage. The GOP-led House in a voice vote Wednesday gave initial approval to the bill, which would block cities from adopting higher minimum wages than Missouri’s. The bill needs another…