SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a 2012 law that sought to clarify property tax exemptions for charitable hospitals. The court voted 7-0 in an opinion issued Thursday. It ruled on a law that allows issuing tax exemptions to hospitals when the value of the “charity care” or “free or discounted services”…
Festus, MO (KTRS) A deadly plane crash in Festus is being investigated. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak has confirmed two people on board the Cessna that crashed near Festus Memorial Airport were killed. Police say the pilot reported electrical issues around midnight. Emergency personnel began a search for the plane around 2 a.m. Friday. The wreckage…
St. Louis, MO (AP)Â Planned Parenthood says abortions will stop at its Columbia clinic after Oct. 1 unless a federal judge blocks enforcement of one of Missouri’s abortion restrictions. The organization is asking for a court order to stop Missouri from requiring doctors at the Columbia location to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals in…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Supporters of a St. Louis man killed in a SWAT raid at his home 15 months ago rallied Thursday to demand answers about the internal police investigation of his death. The police department’s Force Investigation Unit launched an investigation shortly after the death of 21-year-old…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Louis man is the winner of $1 million in a Missouri Lottery game, becoming the 500th person to win a prize worth $1 million or more in the state lottery’s 32-year history. The Lottery said Thursday that Ramic Nijaz won the prize playing the “$300 Million Golden Ticket”…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says combatting sexual harassment in the Capitol has become a “personal mission” but he wishes he’d acted sooner to “correct past mistakes.” The Chicago Democrat spoke out Thursday in a Chicago Tribune op-ed . A string of Democratic lawmakers and workers in Madigan’s political and government organizations have…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson is considering changes to Missouri regulations to help address a shortage of long-haul truck drivers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports one possibility is changing a law that takes away driver’s licenses or occupational licenses from people who haven’t paid child support for three months. Parson said with an increasing…
Webster Groves, MO  (KTRS)  Top officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are touring the country to address the nation’s opioid crisis. One Thursday, they made several stops in the St. Louis area. One of those stops was in Webster Groves, at Great Circle, a non-profit for behavioral health services. “Addiction is a…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Louis man has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend after she took out a restraining order against him, saying he was abusive and had threatened her in text messages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jurors found 25-year-old Victor Whittier guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder and armed criminal action…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois has been awarded a $43.5 million federal grant to fight opioid abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that the Illinois portion is part of more than $1 billion the agency distributed to all states as part of its five-point opioid strategy . Illinois will get about $29…