JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City’s mayor is accusing Missouri legislators of trying to “double down on stupid” in their push to override a veto of a measure that would broadly expand the rights of gun owners. Sly James made the comments during a phone call with reporters as the Republican-led Legislature prepared to…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois under the Affordable Care Act saw the number of its residents without health insurance drop below one million last year. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/2clZszz) reports the U.S. Census Bureau found 7.1 percent of Illinoisans, about 900,000 people, lacked health insurance in 2015. That’s down from 1.2 million uninsured in 2014. Obamacare…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Twenty-six years after a woman’s body was found by hikers in a secluded area of northeast Missouri, authorities have identified the victim. Now, the focus is bringing the killer to justice. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Tuesday that the victim was Cynthia L. Day of the East St. Louis, Illinois,…
( KTRS ) A Hazelwood police officer, injured in a severe car crash, is headed to a Colorado hospital that specializes in spinal injuries. It’s the same hospital where Officer Mike Flamion is currently being treated. Officer Craig Tudor was responding to an emergency call August 25th when a car struck his cruiser. Officer Tudor…
JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are poised to relax the state’s gun laws and tighten its voting requirements as they consider overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s vetoes. The Republican-led Legislature will convene Wednesday for a short session devoted to veto overrides. The top vetoed bills include a proposal to allow most people to carry…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis police sergeant has pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing more than $80,000 from the organization for black police officers that he once led. Darren Randal Wilson pleaded guilty to nine counts Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Sentencing guidelines call for a prison term of 12 to 18…
(KTRS) – Police hope that surveillance video will help them catch the man who left an explosive outside a Riverview Gardens school last week. There was a small explosion last Wednesday outside of Moline Elementary School, but it caused only minor damage. Police are working to determine what exploded in the bag. The video shows…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Illinois governor is tossing in $100,000 of his own money to boost the campaign of Indiana’s Republican gubernatorial candidate even as the two states scuffle for jobs. The money Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gave to Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s campaign is a small fraction of the $16 million that the…
(KTRS) – The third person shot during a home invasion in St. Charles County, has died. Police say that Danny Donovan died exactly five weeks after the shooting at his father’s home. The home invasion happened August 8 when a man came into the house armed with two handguns. Daniel Donovan and the suspect started…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says it has lodged a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization alleging excessive government support for rice, wheat and corn that drives up production. The administration says China’s support for those products in 2015 exceeded by $100 billion the levels China committed to when joining the WTO.…