GLEN CARBON, IL (AP) The Belleville News-Democrat says the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois are selling four camps for $3.4 million and closing them by year’s end. The move, announced last month, has prompted complaints from Girl Scouts and their leaders. They say the camps are ideal places to try outdoor activities like archery hard…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri officials say a St. Louis-area woman who recently traveled to Italy is the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Saturday that the woman is in her 20s and is at home with her parents. He said she was returning home from Italy when she…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors have determined that a St. Louis Pizza Hut worker acted in self-defense when he stabbed a customer who had threatened him with a knife during a confrontation about an order. St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Allison Hawk told The Associated Press on Friday that the customer showed up at…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three area pawn shop employees are facing charges related to the illegal sale of firearms. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 31-year-old Carlos Jones, 36-year-old Robert Thornton, and 44-year-old Steven Johnson – all worked at Piazza Jewelry and Pawn located in the 10-thousand block of Page. 170 guns used in crimes…
(KTRS) St. Louis County Businessman John Rallo has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme with former County Executive Steve Stenger. The 53-year old Rallo appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber. According to court documents Stenger secretly used his office to…
(KTRS) A fifth Illinois resident has tested positive for coronavirus. That word today from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Cook County Department of Public Health. The fifth person is a Cook County resident in his 20s who flew into Chicago O’Hare Airport earlier this month after traveling to Italy. The individual acquired…
DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others at the union to embezzle more than $1 million. Gary Jones quit his post in November. He’s been under scrutiny for months. Agents conducted a public search of his suburban Detroit home last…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Following the success of their first 2 home games, the St. Louis Battlehawks say they will be opening additional seats. The team will be on the road for weeks 5 and 6, but will open seats in the upper bowl for week 7 when they face the Los Angeles Wildcats on…
(KTRS) Illinois State police are releasing the names of the three victims of Tuesday’s plane crash on I-55 in Lincoln, Illinois. The pilot 22-year old Mitchell W. Janssen of Princeville, IL and passengers 33-year old Matthew R. Hanson of Pulaski, Wisconsin and 30 year old Kevin G. Chapman of Urbana, Illinois were all killed when…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) — The top Democrat in the Missouri state Senate is resigning from leadership to give her successor time to transition. Suburban St. Louis Sen. Gina Walsh on Tuesday announced she’s giving up her position as the Senate’s Democratic minority leader. This is Walsh’s last session as a lawmaker. She’s barred by…