( KTRS ) A Mississippi River lock and dam north of St. Louis is closed after a towboat spilled more than 2,000 gallons of diesel while passing through the lock. The spill happened Wednesday at Lock and Dam 25 near Winfield, about 45 miles north of St. Louis. The cause of the spill is under…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals All-Star second baseman Matt Carpenter left a game Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a right oblique injury. Carpenter swung awkwardly at a pitch from Jeff Locke in the bottom of the third inning. He immediately grabbed his right hip and was replaced by Kolten Wong. Carpenter,…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A University of Illinois Springfield professor and the Illinois Audubon Society are partnering to relocate endangered birds to the state. Ten 6-week-old ospreys were being transported to Decatur from Virginia on Wednesday. The university says the birds will be tagged at the Illinois Raptor Center in Decatur and later released near…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A commission set up by Republican legislative leaders to review policies and procedures at the University of Missouri will not get any state funds this year. Gov. Jay Nixon announced Wednesday that he is withholding $750,000 in state funding set aside for the Missouri Review Commission. It was part of…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump says he raised $51 million for his campaign and allied Republicans in recent weeks – a dramatic uptick from his May numbers but less than likely Democratic presidential opponent Hillary Clinton’s June haul. Trump previewed his latest fundraising numbers Tuesday night on Twitter by writing, “Raised a lot of money…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Homeless advocates fear a measure pending before the St. Louis Board Aldermen would make it illegal to help the homeless. Reverend Larry Rice of the New Life Evangelistic Center held a news conference Wednesday on St. Louis Board Bill 66, which pertains to vending. Rice calls it the “Anti-Good Samaritan Bill.” “This…
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(KTRS) – A St. Louis area man admitted in federal court that he provided the heroin that killed the nephew of St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger. The Post-Dispatch reports that 25-year-old David Bollinger pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin. The plea deal states that Bollinger will spend between…
Missouri still has no limits on contributions to political candidate
Nixon said in a news release that further budget restrictions might be necessary if the legislature overrides his vetoes of three tax breaks