Freeburg, IL (KTRS) A child is dead after being struck by a car in Freeburg. Police say 14-year-old Mason Schmittling was riding his bike Tuesday afternoon when he was hit by a 16-year-old driver at the intersection of North State Street and Main Street. The teen was taken to the hospital, where he died a short…
A new bar and restaurant measure was passed in St. Charles Missouri last night. St. Charles City Council voted in the bill that will have three main parts. First, a three-person Liquor Commission, comprised of the chief of police, the Finance Director and Community Development Director, who will oversee the St. Charles establishments. There will…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (AP) — Many Girl Scout leaders in southeast Missouri are upset about a recent decision to permanently close a local camp that’s been a popular destination for more than 50 years. The Missouri Heartland Girl Scouts council’s board decided Friday to close the Cherokee Ridge Girl Scouts camp on Dec. 16, the Southeast…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The building that once housed President Abraham Lincoln’s law office in Springfield will soon be opened as a tourist welcome center. The first floor of the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices historic site will open next month as an extension of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, The State Journal-Register reported . Major work to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Screenshots of text messages show former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ staff used a message-deleting app on their state-issued phones to discuss government business with each other and people outside the governor’s office, according to a published report. The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that it obtained copies of screenshots that…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri officials say a broken water main caused more than $100,000 damage at the Hearnes Center, and that figure might increase. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the water main break in an exterior line happened on Saturday. It sent thousands of gallons of water and mud into the arena.…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Political committees with ties to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and former President Barack Obama are aiming digital messages to black voters in five states with pivotal U.S. senate races. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action plan to spend “seven figures” in Missouri,…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says state tax credits for low-income housing won’t be issued until lawmakers revamp the program. Parson on Monday said in the meantime, he will still consider voting for federal low-income housing tax credits but won’t support state tax credits. Parson is among Missouri Housing Development Commission…
WELLSTON, MO (AP) — A St. Louis area high school is closed until Thursday after vandals sprayed fire extinguishers, damaged classrooms and shattered glass. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that district director of communications Sharifah Sims-Williams says the vandals “just made a mess” over the weekend at Normandy High School. The damage covers all three floors…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (AP) — The president of Southeast Missouri State University is apologizing after he was captured on video drinking from a beer bong at a tailgate party. The Southeast Missourian reports that president Carlos Vargas-Aburto said in an email that it was a “poor decision” to accept the drink before Southeast’s Sept. 15 football…