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New Holiday Attraction Coming To Downtown St. Louis
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new holiday attraction is about to be launched in downtown St. Louis. St. Louis Union Station offered a sneak peek on Thursday of its “Holidays at Union Station,” which includes a Santa Express Train Ride, a 3-D light show, and ice skating. Tom Lyons, president of Rail Hospitality and Entertainment, says…
Police issue advisory for missing elderly man
(KTRS) – Police say a 69-year-old Richmond Heights man has been missing since Tuesday. James Mierisch suffers from Schizophrenia, early onset dementia, diabetes, and high blood pressure. He called his daughter on Tuesday and said he was going to the hospital for a nose bleed, but he never made it. He drives a black 2004…
Kirk, Duckworth recall personal triumphs in late Senate push
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth are talking up their personal stories as they make their final push to voters. Both U.S. Senate candidates are disabled and have triumphed over adversity. But those story lines took a back seat for much of the race as Kirk went…
Missouri sheriff: Human remains could be ID’d within days
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (AP) – An eastern Missouri sheriff says skeletal remains he believes to be those of a Missouri lobbyist’s wife missing since 2014 could be identified within days. Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff Gary Stolzer told The Associated Press on Thursday he’s “99 percent” certain the remains discovered Tuesday night on Lynn Messer’s sprawling…
Judge ordered suspect to move out of mom’s home
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The man suspected in the shooting deaths of two Iowa police officers had been ordered by a judge to move out of his mother’s home just hours earlier. Court documents show a judge ruled Tuesday that 46-year-old Scott Greene had committed elder abuse against his mother, Patricia Greene, by “hitting…
Illinois governor gives $1M to Republican comptroller candidate
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has given $1 million of his own money to Republican incumbent Leslie Munger’s bid for Illinois comptroller. State records this week show the contribution that came from the former venture capitalist and his wife, Diana Rauner. Rauner appointed Munger to the post last year after Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s…
Illinois medical marijuana’s 1st year ends with 12K patients
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly figures Wednesday. Retailers sold $4.1 million in marijuana products during October, marking another month of increasing sales.…
Lawsuit: Maplewood’s court high fees violate rights
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) – A class-action lawsuit has been filed saying the city of Maplewood violates the U.S. Constitution by requiring defendants to pay cash to recall their arrest warrants. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the lawsuit was filed Tuesday by ArchCity Defenders, a nonprofit law group. According to the lawsuit, Maplewood’s municipal courts…
Shop ‘n Save employees accept new 3 year contract
( KTRS ) Union employees of Shop ‘n Save have overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract. The vote among members of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 655 was 170 to 72 in favor of the contract. A similar pact was approved a Tuesday night by union workers at Dierbergs and last week by Schnucks…