Poplar Bluff, MO (KTRS) A teenager is dead and and five others are injured after a boating accident in southeast Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the crash happened Sunday night when a boater veered into the path of another vessel on the Black River just north of Poplar Bluff. A teen died in the crash.…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ new state budget relies on more than $400 million in savings from a new pension buyout plan that finance experts caution is highly speculative and may not save as much money as lawmakers say. The budget sailed through the Legislature this week on a bipartisan vote, and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner,…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation dealt a blow to his political prospects, his departure could breathe new life into U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley’s campaign. Greitens’ troubles posed challenges on multiple fronts for Hawley, as Democrats tried to tie him to the embattled…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a man’s body was found at the North Hanley MetroLink Station. Police say the victim was discovered in the cab of a tractor trailer parked at the station on Saturday. The victim’s name has not been released. The cause of death hasn’t been determined.
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minutes after Mike Parson was sworn in as Missouri’s new governor, he said he believed he might have the power to appoint someone to the position he vacated. “I do believe that there is some validity in appointing a lieutenant governor of the state…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) Outgoing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has granted five pardons and commuted four criminal sentences on his final day in office before his planned resignation. Some of the people pardoned or commuted Friday were woman Greitens says were victims of rape or abuse. Pardons restore rights but don’t expunge criminal records. Those…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has signed 77 measures into law, just hours before his resignation, including one creating a specific crime related to the allegations he faces. Greitens signed a bill Friday creating a felony of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of a private sexual image by attempting to coerce another person…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to fight the mice infestation problem at the Clinton Peabody Housing Complex in north St. Louis. During a health fair at the complex on Friday, a check for $50,000 was presented from the Missouri Association of Health Plans.The money will be mainly used for preventative measures against rodent infestation,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson will become Missouri’s 57th governor when Eric Greitens’ resignation becomes official Friday. Parson is planning a private ceremony, citing time constraints. He said he’ll plan a public event later. Greitens, a Republican, announced his resignation Tuesday in the midst of a special session called by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is pressing ahead with a demand for documents about a nonprofit group that supports Gov. Eric Greitens’ agenda. Greitens has said he will resign at 5 p.m. Friday. That created some uncertainty about whether his campaign committee and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri still must…