BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A state auditor general report has found that a new court in Illinois created to resolve taxpayer complaints has poorly managed expenses and won’t open an office outside of Chicago. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal started a year and a half ago to mediate disputes between…
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation banning the sale of synthetic drugs known as “bath salts” in Illinois stores. Rauner traveled Monday to Taylorville, about 25 miles southeast of Springfield, to sign the bill aimed at curbing what he called an “epidemic” afflicting rural communities. Every state already bans the chemicals,…
( KTRS ) Illinois State Police have been called to investigate a death at the Madison County Jail. A press release says that around 11am Monday morning the Madison County Sheriffs Department requested the ISP to assume a ‘death investigation’ occurring within the jail facility. The deceased has been identified as 61 year old John…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A mysterious political action committee is giving GOP candidate for Missouri governor and former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens close to $2 million. Greitens’ campaign on Monday reported SEALs for Truth cut him a check for $1,975,000. Federal Election Commission records show the PAC was formed June 15. It hasn’t…
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(KTRS) – Ballwin Police Chief Kevin Scott said on Monday that officer Mike Flamion is paralyzed from the neck down and is expected to require “extensive long-term care.” Flamion was shot from behind as he walked back to his car after stopping Antonio Taylor for speeding on New Ballwin Road on July 8th… Flamion’s family…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is filling his schedule with events around Missouri this week rather than attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Blunt planned a Joplin event Monday to highlight his efforts to fund year-round federal grants for college students. On Tuesday, he is to be in Kansas City…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A judge has granted a request to move Reginald Clemons to the St. Louis city jail while he awaits retrial on charges of raping and killing two sisters on the Chain of Rocks Bridge in 1991. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison approved the move…
Speaker Paul Ryan often argues that he and all Republicans face a “binary choice” between Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton
BALTIMORE (AP) – At least two attorneys who have been closely following the trials of officers charged in the custody death of a black man are questioning whether prosecutors should move forward with any more trials. Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted by a judge Monday, the third straight acquittal in the death of Freddie Gray,…