SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Democratic-controlled Illinois House has approved public funding for all abortions. The House voted 62-55 Tuesday to allow state-employee health insurance or Medicaid to cover abortions. Medicaid currently covers abortions in limited cases. The vote capped a two-hour debate and coincided with the Illinois Women March on Springfield for a “progressive agenda.”…
MARYLAND HEIGHTS (KTRS) The Humane Society of Missouri has announced the opening of the Best Buddy Adoption Center and Animal Medical Center of Mid-America in Maryland Heights. The two-level, 44,000-square foot building is situated on a two-acre property at the intersection of Page Avenue and Schuetz Road. It has the capacity to hold more than 400…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police continue their investigation of a car crash at Terminal Two of St. Louis Lambert International Airport that followed a police chase. The crash left two children critically injured and two women also injured. The crash happened around 10 o-clock this morning. Police say a Normandy officer saw an SUV…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) An overnight fire at a St. Charles hotel is being investigated. Firefighters responded to the fire at the InTown Suites on Veterans Memorial Parkway at just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. More than fifty guests had to be evacuated. Fire officials say the fire started on the first floor of the building.…
Springfield, IL (AP) The Illinois State Fair is looking for Illinoisans worthy of an honor at this summer’s fair. Officials with the Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation are seeking nominees for the “Illinoisan of the Day” award. The nonprofit organization that supports the fair will spotlight ten individuals each day of the fair, which takes…
Breese, IL (KTRS) A juvenile suspect is in custody in connection with the beating death of a high school senior in southern Illinois. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Arter died after he was taken to a hospital in Breese early Sunday morning. Police say Arter’s assault happened while he was at a party in a rural area…
BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two people died when a small crashed in central Missouri. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Scott White says the plane went down Monday afternoon on Highway 98 as it approached Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport near Boonville. White says the pilot, 67-year-old Charles McCutcheon, of Fayette, and 49-year-old…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are returning to the Capitol this week to resume work on trying to end the budget stalemate that has eluded them for almost two years. The State Journal-Register reports that just before lawmakers’ two-week spring break, the House approved another stopgap spending bill that would give more than $800…
BREESE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois sheriff says a suspect is in custody in the beating death of a high school senior at a party. Clinton County Coroner Phillip Moss says 18-year-old Jacob J. Arter died early Sunday at a hospital in Breese. The Belleville News Democrat reports Arter was a football player at…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a late Monday night shooting. Authorities say a victim of a shooting arrived at an area hospital through private means. Very few details have been released. The victim, whose gender and identity are unknown at this time, was reportedly shot shortly before 11:30 pm in the 3600 block of…