SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — J.B. Pritzker, the billionaire Democratic candidate for governor, engaged in a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers when he removed toilets from a Chicago mansion as part of a property tax reassessment that saved him $330,000, according to media reports citing a local government report. The review by Cook County Inspector General Patrick…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri has more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. KMBC-TV reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security granted Missouri an extension on Monday through Aug. 1, 2019. At issue is a federal law with tougher proof-of-identity requirements needed at airports, some federal facilities and…
BELLEVILLE, IL (AP) — The Air Force is reprimanding a former commander at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois as part of a plea agreement over sexual misconduct accusations against him. The agreement comes after Col. John Howard was removed in December as commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports the reprimand states…
East St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â One person is dead and five were injured following a violent night in East St. Louis. Police say the first shooting happened around 6 p.m. Monday when a man showed up at the East St. Louis Police Station with a graze wound to the back of his head and hand. A…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â Police are investigating after a man’s body was found on a platform at the Busch Stadium MetroLink Station in downtown St. Louis. Police say the victim was discovered at just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. Services were suspended at that station, but have resumed. There’s no word on what may have caused the…
Missouri Department of Transportation says Heavy congestion is expected on westbound Highway 44 over the Meramec Bridge starting today. Bridge replacement and improvements to the exit ramps, between 270 and Bowles, is expected to take three years for both directions to be completed. Work will be conducted seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The company that owns the Ride the Ducks operation in Branson asked a judge Monday to dismiss some of the lawsuits filed after one of its boats sank in a Missouri lake in July, killing 17 people. Ripley Entertainment said in its motions that the boat’s sinking on Table Rock…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — The Latest on the Missouri Senate candidates and the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Republican Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley is calling for an investigation of how Democrats handled allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Hawley on Monday called…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Three people are injured after a car crashed into two other vehicles during a police pursuit that began in St. Louis County and ended in the city. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening following the accident that happened around 10 a.m. Monday. The injured included the suspect…
LADUE, MO (AP) — A mother is suing a northeast Missouri high school for discrimination after her son didn’t make the varsity soccer team and was kicked off the junior varsity team last month. KTVI reports that the mother is identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit against Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Ladue officials said…