ST. LOUIS (AP) — Big changes are on the horizon in Missouri government. Most of the statewide offices will see new faces following Tuesday’s election. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is prohibited by term limits from seeking a third term, as is Treasurer Clint Zweifel. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is leaving, too, after an unsuccessful bid…
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(KTRS) – Kilwa Jones will spend 35 years in prison for shooting and paralyzing Chris Sanna after a Cardinals game in 2015. Jones admitted to robbing Sanna and his girlfriend and then shooting Sanna. Jones still faces more charges related to the crime and additional charges related to an alleged attack on his girlfriend days…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are investigating who’s responsible for a mailer showing an altered picture of a female Illinois state lawmaker that depicts her in the nude. The State Journal-Register reports that the fake image of Republican state Rep. Avery Bourne was sent to people in central Illinois. Bourne’s Democratic opponent in her re-election…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri hunters will now be allowed to use crossbows during archery season. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Missouri Department of Conservation has approved the change. A crossbow is a device that fires arrow-like projectiles called bolts. Missouri deer biologist Barbara Keller says crossbows had been allowed for people…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters in the nation’s capital will decide next week whether they want their city to become the nation’s 51st state. The referendum backed by Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to pass easily. But even staunch statehood supporters say they’re not sure of the path forward. The referendum doesn’t address the partisan…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) – A Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die has told the judge presiding over his murder trial that he will not testify. In court proceedings streamed live online, Justin Ross Harris on Friday told Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark he…
Lake St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspected car thief is dead after being shot by a homeowner in Lake St. Louis. Police say this happened at just before 1 a.m. Friday at a home on Monterey Cypress Drive. The homeowner told police he heard his car alarm sound and went outside. That’s when he confronted…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Political ads in the Missouri governor’s race vary from city to city and sometimes appear to portray conflicting messages. Radio ads for Democratic candidate Chris Koster in urban areas such as St. Louis tout his support to expand health care, while an ad in Hannibal and other rural areas boasts…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – It’s that time of year when drivers need to keep an eye out for deer on roadways. The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources are warning motorists that November is the highest-risk month for crashes involving deer. That’s because fall is mating season. There’s increased deer movement…