JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — The Missouri House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Mike Parson’s vetoes of about $785,000 of budgeted expenditures for services benefiting hospitals, youth and the deaf. The House votes marked the first step in the process of overriding vetoes. The Senate also would need to approve the veto overrides by a…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 12, 2018–In an effort to assist Illinois residents living with HIV who are affected by social determinants of health, Illinois HIV Care Connect today introduced the “ Good Health Is More Than Health Care” Quiz. People living with HIV are encouraged to take the quiz, which can be found at https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4562185/Good-Health-Is-More-Than-Health-Care-Quiz. This press…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Revenue says the state has been given more time to comply with identification requirements under the Real ID Act. The department announced Tuesday that the federal government has granted Missouri an extension through Jan. 21, 2019. The current extension ends Oct. 10. During the extension, federal…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A Spanish Lake woman who was reported missing after her sister’s death is now facing murder charges. Fifty-seven-year-old Sylvia Brown was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her 59-year-old sister, Brenda Brown. Police found Brenda Brown shot to death Monday at a home…
Charlack, MO (KTRS) The North County Police Cooperative will no longer serve the community of Charlack. On Tuesday night the Charlack Board of Aldermen voted to end its services with the law enforcement organization and begin receiving police services from St. Ann. The city’s attorney, Edward Sluys tells the St. Louis Post Dispatch that the city…
Belleville IL (KTRS) Police are investigating after a badly decomposed body was found behind a metro-east gas station. Investigators say a passerby discovered the male victim Tuesday night in the 1400 block of Centreville in Belleville. According to the investigation, its believed the body had been there for 7 or 8 days. An autopsy is…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff at all Missouri government buildings Thursday to honor a southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy who drowned during flooding. Thirty-five-year-old Greene County Deputy Aaron Roberts’ patrol car was swept off a roadway Friday night. Roberts had just returned to service…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The operators of a Missouri duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people, say in a court filing that a lawsuit from Missouri’s attorney general is “irresponsible” and “littered with factual inaccuracies and innuendo.” Attorney General Josh Hawley’s lawsuit filed last month accused Branson…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling a campaign rally in Missouri as a potentially catastrophic hurricane nears the East Coast.Trump on Tuesday announced he’s axing his planned visit to Cape Girardeau on Thursday. His campaign says that’s the safest decision in light of the approaching hurricane. Hurricane Florence is expected to…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) Tuesday marked the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our nation. The city of O’Fallon held its annual Patriot Day ceremony to commemorate the events of 9/11. Dozens of residents, first responders, members of the military, and community leaders gathered outside of O’Fallon City Hall for the solemn occasion. O’Fallon Mayor Bill…