SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan has canceled a scheduled an Illinois House session that was to vote on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a school funding bill. Madigan says he canceled Wednesday’s House session so that legislative leaders can continue negotiations on a compromise school funding bill. The override of an amendatory…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – There’s a new website aimed at providing sexual harassment resources to interns following past allegations of misconduct at Missouri’s Capitol. Advocacy groups on Wednesday announced the website, which has information on students’ rights, preparing for internships and how to identify harassment. The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis Police say a suspect has been charged in Tuesday morning’s shooting on the northside that involved a city police officer and left a transgender suspect dead. St. Louis Police say the incident happened in the 5400 hundred block of Ridge Avenue. Police say they answered a call about a stabbing and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says if a state lawmaker who expressed hope on Facebook that President Donald Trump would be assassinated doesn’t resign, steps will be taken to remove her from office. The Republican governor on Wednesday hinted at further action against Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal. The St. Louis-area Democrat has…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is dead after being shot by police during a confrontation in north St. Louis. Police say the incident happened at around 8:15 Tuesday in the 5400 block of Ridge Avenue. Police say the suspect allegedly cut the officer’s arm before being shot. A police spokeswoman, Schron Jackson, said the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) is planned for Tuesday. Some 55 St. Louis area restaurants are donating a portion of their proceeds in the effort to raise money for local disaster relief. Mastercard will match meal purchases with a donation to the Red Cross when patrons pay with Mastercard. Participating Restaurants Ballwin Candicci’s Restaurant and…
Updates previous story: ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri Gov. Greitens has issued a stay of execution of Marcellus Williams, convicted of murder of former Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle in 1998. The governor appointed a board of inquiry to review Williams’s case in light of recent DNA evidence. The board will be made up of retired Missouri judges.…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) In a letter to legislative leaders, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson formally called on members of the Missouri Senate to begin proceedings to remove State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal from office, and he called for another special session to do so. The legislature has already met in two special sessions so far this…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) In a letter to legislative leaders, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson formally called on members of the Missouri Senate to begin proceedings to remove State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal from office, and he called for another special session to do so. The legislature has already met in two special sessions so far this…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say a man suspected in an apartment stabbing was shot and killed by officers after he cut one of them with a kitchen knife. Police say the officer whose arm was wounded arm during the confrontation about 8 a.m. Tuesday in north St. Louis was taken to a…