( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner has been butting heads with Illinois Democrats on many things during his first term, including the long drawn out budget impasse. Recently though, he has bucked the party line on legislation the GOP has fervently opposed: Expanding birth control coverage and access to abortions. Neither bill received a single…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s largest airport could soon get a name change. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the region’s airport commission is considering changing the name of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to St. Louis International Airport at Lambert Field. The airport is named for Albert Bond Lambert, who learned to fly with the Wright…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting three pregnant women are among 46 cases of Zika virus in the state. Department officials say five pregnant women are awaiting test results from the Centers for Disease Control to determine if they have the virus. Zika, which is spread to people through mosquito…
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – A light that appeared high over St. Louis’ Gateway Arch is perplexing officials. The mystery started when an Illinois man shot video of the light early Tuesday morning and shared it with KTVI-TV . After seeing the report, an employee at an Illinois park across the river from the arch took…
(KTRS) – Some new information regarding a man accused of stabbing his mother and brother to death. Darquise Gowdy was arrested for the murder of his mother Tyra Shannon and 16-year-old brother Lawrence Stawbridge. The Post-Dispatch reports that court documents state that the victims were killed at least a day or two before their bodies…
(KTRS) – St. Louis Police are looking for the suspect seen starting a fire at the Ole North Town Bar and Grill in May. The suspect is described as a black male with a large build and a goatee. Please call CrimeStoppers if you have any information at 1-866-371-8477. We have the video at ktrs.com.
Congress is not expected to interrupt its lengthy summer break to pass the anti-Zika legislation
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan is reaffirming his support for Donald Trump in his first comments since the Republican nominee declined to endorse the speaker in his upcoming GOP primary. Ryan brushed off Trump’s stance, telling a radio interviewer in Green Bay, Wis., that the only endorsement he cares about is…