SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold public hearings on the state’s automatic voter registration system before it takes effect this summer. The board says the hearings will explain the system to the public and answer any questions about its implementation. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner approved the automatic voter registration…
By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A water park company co-owner accused of rushing the world’s tallest waterslide into service and a designer accused of shoddy planning were charged Tuesday in the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the ride in 2016. With the latest charges, three men connected with Texas-based Schlitterbahn Waterparks…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is warning motorists in southern areas of the state of expected flooding and possible dangerous travel conditions. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for Tuesday and some flood warnings in southern parts of Missouri after heavy rains fell this week in the region.…
ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say three people were rescued from a pickup in the Bourbeuse River near St. Clair after fleeing from a deputy and driving into the rain-swollen waterway. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy spotted the Ford Ranger in the St. Clair area shortly after midnight on Tuesday and…
Imperial, MO (KTRS) A man is safe after becoming trapped on a flooded road in Jefferson County this morning. Authorities say the motorist drove through flood waters on Seckman Road at West Outer Road in Imperial. He managed to get off of his vehicle and make it to safety. This has police warning motorists to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks. The legislation given initial approval Monday includes an exception only when a woman’s life is endangered or she is at “serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.” Supporters of…
By The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Heavy rain is forecast across parts of the central United States and the National Weather Service says there is a threat of flooding. The weather service issued a flood watch Monday that will continue through Thursday night for northeast Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas, southern Missouri and southern Illinois. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The felony invasion of privacy case against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens will be heard before a jury. That was the ruling by St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison during a hearing on Monday.The defense team for the Republican Governor argued that there has been too much pre-trial publicity and that could…
Creve Coeur, MO (KTRS) Anheuser-Busch heir Billy Busch is responding to allegations that he assaulted a fellow student of his son at Chaminade College Preparatory School. . The accusations come from an incident back in November during a basketball practice. In a released statement, Busch said: “I want to set the record straight regarding recent news…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Ten years after the indoor smoking ban was enacted in Illinois, it has become part of everyday life. The statewide ban went into effect on Jan. 1, 2008, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported. It was criticized by some local bar owners and pushed by public health advocates. In 2006, Springfield, Illinois…