KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An analysis for The Associated Press shows Missouri consumers next year will have dramatically fewer choices in health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s overhaul launched in 2014. The analysis by Avalere Health finds Missouri among just eight states with only one participating insurer in most of its counties.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A funeral has been held for a St. Louis man who had four years of freedom after his rape and murder convictions that sent to him to prison for nearly three decades were reversed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 60-year-old George Allen Jr.’s funeral was on Wednesday. His family found…
OVERLAND, Mo. (AP) _ Someone out there is holding a Powerball ticket worth $1 million purchased in suburban St. Louis. The Missouri Lottery says a ticket bought at a Quick Mart store in the Overland area matched all five white-ball numbers: 2, 3, 16, 48 and 56. It is the 42nd time a Missouri Lottery…
(KTRS) – Homicide detectives are on the scene after what appears to be a human skull was found in St. Louis. The discovery was made at a lot on Riverview Boulevard near I-70 just before 9 a.m. Police have released few details about the incident but Fox 2 reports that a Laclede Gas employee may…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party says it will ask the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to review a mysterious donation to Republican Eric Greitens’ campaign for governor to determine if it violated “pay to play” rules. Democratic state chairman Roy Temple slammed the donation Wednesday during a teleconference with reporters, and…
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) – Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after being convicted of kicking a female fan at a Florida concert last year. News outlets report a Polk County jury found Gates, who was sentenced Wednesday, guilty of battery after he was captured on cellphone video kicking 19-year-old Miranda…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing man believed to be suicidal. Police say 23-year-old Gavin Newman was last seen on October 17th at the Florissant K-Mart on North Lindbergh, where he left his belongings. He had made previous suicidal statements prior to his disappearance. Newman is…
CHICAGO (AP) – The hourly minimum wage in suburban Chicago will be increased to $13 in action taken by the Cook County board. Wednesday’s action will gradually raise the minimum wage. The first increase, to $10 an hour, takes effect July 1, 2017. The wage rises to $11 a year later and to $12 in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis plans to vote Thursday on a proposal to allow the city of St. Louis to become the 91st municipality in the county. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the vote would be only an endorsement of the idea. Any plan to allow the city to…
Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead in the Greater Ville neighborhood. Police say the woman was found around 4pm in the 4500 block of St. Louis Ave. At this time the cause of death is unknown. No further details have been released.