SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The corn and soybean harvests are well underway in Illinois with federal agriculture officials saying farmers are making “rapid progress.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly Illinois crop report says the corn harvest is 43 percent complete. That’s on about the same pace as last year at this time when it…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) The future of organized labor is riding on the November election. That was the message at Tuesday’s Labor Rally at St. Charles Family Arena, where several Democratic candidates spoke. U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander was among those is attendance. “They don’t won’t so-called right to work. They don’t want paycheck deception.…
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(KTRS) – A man suspected of stealing a car and then leading police on a chase across multiple jurisdictions, is in custody. Police say the man first stole a truck from and O’Fallon, Missouri dealership. Then police started chasing the man on Interstate 70. The suspect got off the highway at Lindbergh where he hit…
University president Fred Pestello said they have plans for another overhaul
(KTRS) – Express Scripts says Walgreens will be one of the pharmacies for Tricare, the company that manages benefits for US military members and their families. Starting December 1, Walgreens will join the network while CVS will leave the same day. Express Scripts said the change will “maintain convenient access” for customers. Tricare serves more…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s revenues are up nearly 3.6 percent compared to last year, but that’s just half the pace necessary to pay for everything in the state budget. Acting State Budget Director Dan Haug says the figures released Tuesday show solid growth of about 5.6 percent in the withholding taxes that comprise…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats are throwing millions of dollars into TV ads tethering House Republican candidates to Donald Trump all around the country. They say the strategy is bolstering their quest for big gains in the chamber in this November’s elections. Republicans discount the impact their presidential nominee will have on House races. They say…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A task force appointed by Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback suggests ending the monthly reports that compare the state’s tax collections to projections of how much money it’ll bring in. A proposal released Tuesday by the task force instead wants to do monthly reports only comparing tax collections to the previous…
Hazelwood, MO (KTRS) A murder at a north county motel is being investigated. Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot to death at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Days Inn on North Hanley Road in Hazelwood. The incident appears to be drug related according to investigators. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s…