(St. Louis) – KTRS The city of St. Louis doesn’t have any issues on today’s ballot but residents of St. Ann, Overland, Greendale, Moline Acres, and Bel-Ridge can decide if those communities should enact tax increases. Proposals to raise sales taxes, property taxes and use taxes are tied to issues such as road improvements and…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) An audit says former Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spent $2.2 million more on his office than what lawmakers budgeted for and used taxpayer dollars for personal food and security costs. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office released a report Monday that says Nixon exceeded lawmaker-approved spending on his office, flights, mansion and security…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Clayton police gave the all-clear for Concordia Seminary Monday afternoon after investigators determined a suspicious package that was mailed to the seminary was not a threat. Several buildings at the Seminary were evacuated and the campus was on lockdown during the investigation. After the all-clear was given, Seminary President Dr. Dale A. Meyer said all students, faculty and staff were safe…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis’ “Save The Raise” campaign continues to gain support. During a news conference on Monday in south St. Louis, it was announced that more than 100 city owned businesses plan to keep the $10 an hour minimum wage. Jason Deem, who owns several businesses along Cherokee Street, including “South Side…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead in separate shootings in north St. Louis. Police say the first shooting happened around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 5900 of Shulte, where a man was gunned down. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. At just after 1 a.m. Monday, another man was fatally shot in the…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and four are injured after a fire broke out at a home in St. Charles County. Firefighters responded to the burning O’Fallon home on Country Life Drive around 1 a.m. Monday. Fire officials say a woman’s body was found inside of the home after firefighters brought the fire…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The day after Gov. Eric Greitens advocated increasing education and job training programs for inmates, he signed a budget that cut $1.4 million from Missouri Department of Corrections rehabilitation programs, with most of the reduction coming in education programs. In a June 29 Facebook post, Greitens said programs that help…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Illinois Department of Transportation officials say efforts are underway to make sure traffic keeps moving and roadways are safe during the upcoming solar eclipse. The Carbondale area in southern Illinois is in the path of a total eclipse on Aug. 21. The rest of Illinois will see a partial eclipse. IDOT…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found floating in the Missouri River in St. Charles. Investigators say the discovery was made Saturday afternoon near Frontier Park. There’s no word on how the body ended up in the river. The identity of the victim hasn’t been released.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s lieutenant governor is the only statewide elected official who has accepted gifts so far this year, Missouri Ethics Commission data shows. Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson from southwestern Missouri’s Bolivar has received meals and gifts worth $2,752 in the six months since he took office in January, the St.…