Mizzou Finds New Baseball Coach
Steve Bieser Replaces Jamieson
Illinois lawmakers’ attempts to approve a stopgap state budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers averted a shutdown of schools and avoided further uncertainty in government operations with a partial budget deal that funds education for a year and other areas for six months. The Illinois Legislature passed a package of bills Thursday to complete an agreement by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic lawmakers…
Missouri won’t immediately halt Planned Parenthood funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon says Planned Parenthood can continue receiving funding for women’s health services for a while, despite a Missouri budget provision attempting to stop it. Nixon said Thursday that his administration will eventually implement a ban on Medicaid funding for organizations that perform abortions. The budget takes effect Friday.…
Medical Marijuana Farm In Earth City Offers Treatment To Epilepsy Patients
Earth City, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area has its first medical marijuana farm. The non-profit organization called BeLeaf in Earth City is one of two organizations the state has granted a license for the cultivation of medical marijuana. The license allows the facility to grow marijuana for the treatment of the most severe forms…
Full schedule for LouFest 2016
(KTRS) – In September, 30 national music acts will be in Forest Park for LouFest. Festival organizers released the full weekend schedule today. Chris Stapleton will headline Saturday, September 10 and Ms. Lauryn Hill and LCD Soundsystem will both perform Sunday. Doors open at 11 a.m. each day. DAILY SCHEDULE: Saturday, September 10 Bud Light…
Former Mizzou star Richardson suspended for season opener by NFL
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – New York Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson has been suspended by the NFL for the first game of the 2016 regular season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Richardson will be eligible to return to the Jets’ active roster on Sept. 12 following the team’s Sept. 11 opener against…
Judge says Indiana abortion law went too far
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt said the Indiana law would go against U.S. Supreme Court rulings
Violence Continues In City Of St. Louis
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say three people were shot around 12:30 a.m. Thursday on Texas near Pestalozzi in south city. Two of the victims died and the third is in critical condition. In a separate incident in north St. Louis, two people were stabbed overnight on…