CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge will hear arguments next month in a lawsuit brought by social service providers over the impact of the yearlong state budget impasse. The hearing is Aug. 31. Nearly 100 social service groups sued Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration saying they worked without payment during the stalemate and are owed…
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) – Federal workplace safety officials blame heat exposure in last weekend’s death of a 23-year-old landscaper in southeastern Missouri’s Poplar Bluff. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement Monday that the worker from Dexter was assisting in tree-trimming efforts when he became overheated Friday…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican candidate John Brunner says he wants to be the first businessman elected governor in 80 years. The former chairman and CEO of personal care product company Vi-Jon Inc. told The Associated Press his business experience qualifies him to run the state. If elected, Brunner says he’ll support right to…
( KTRS ) U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry has approved the group that will serve as Independent Monitor of the Consent Decree for the City of Ferguson. Cleveland based law firm, Squire Patton Boggs was chosen out of a pool of four finalists by the City of Ferguson and the Department of Justice. Officials…
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(KTRS) – The annual 3-day Back to School Sales Tax Holiday is coming up next week. Between August 5 and 7, certain back to school purchases are exempt from sale taxes. Some of the purchases included in the holiday: clothing less than $100 and computers up to $1,500. Not all cities are participating, but the…
(KTRS) – Representative Lacy Clay picked up a major endorsement in his reelection bid–President Barack Obama threw his support behind the incumbent just eight days before the August 2 primary. Clay faces his most serious challenge from State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal. The President lost Missouri to Mitt Romney in 2012, but took city of St.…
CHICAGO (AP) – Two separate efforts have arisen in Illinois that attempt to alter laws governing sex offenders in Illinois. A group of five registered child sex offenders has filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago, saying Illinois sex offender laws are unconstitutional because they’re too vague. Separate from the legal challenge, the Illinois legislature is…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri delegate to the Democratic National Convention says leaked emails indicating party leaders were favoring Hillary Clinton should prompt others to reconsider their support for her. St. Louis attorney Brent Welder is a delegate for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and a member of the party’s platform committee. He said…
The Zika virus is mainly spread by mosquito bites, but also through sex. Infection during pregnancy can result in birth defects