SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved election changes before adjournment last month, but many continue or expand existing practices or those put in place last year to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. They stand in sharp contrast to the restrictions on voting adopted or under consideration in Republican-controlled legislatures such as those in Texas…
PEVELY, Mo. (AP) — Police have taken two suspects into custody for allegedly shooting at a car with a family of six and injuring one in the St. Louis area. Pevely Police Chief Alan Eickhoff told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the shooting occurred Friday as both vehicles traveled north on I-55. Eickhoff says someone…
(AP) — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway, the only statewide Democratic officeholder, won’t seek reelection in 2022. Galloway announced her decision Friday on Twitter. She called serving as state auditor “the honor of my life,” but wrote that she is ready “for the next chapter of service and life with my family.” Galloway was appointed auditor…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that 6,335 people applied for one of the 400 permits the Missouri Department of Conservation will issue for a harvest of 40 bears. Winners of a random drawing of eligible applicants will be determined by…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Get the shot, then relax with a shot, or a beer. That’s the incentive for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under legislation Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Wednesday. The plan was sponsored by Rep. Mike Zalewski of Riverside and Sen. Sara Feigenholtz of Chicago, both Democrats. It intends to draw customers…
(AP) — Two neighboring counties in rural northern Missouri are seeing big increases in COVID-19 cases, spikes blamed in part on new variants of the virus, and in part on the behavior of residents. Health officials in Linn and Livingston counties are urging precautions to slow the spread of the virus, though they’re not certain…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a 2018 state law that imposed new requirements on some public sector labor unions. In a 5-2 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court said the law violated the constitution’s equal protection rights by exempting public safety unions from the new requirements imposed on other…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says four people died on Missouri roadways during the Memorial Day weekend, and two others died on the water. The patrol on Tuesday released details of the three-day weekend that began Saturday and ended Monday. The patrol cited 270 accidents on roads, and 10 involving…
CHICAGO (AP) — The daily COVID-19 case count in Illinois has dropped to 521, which is the lowest point in nearly one year. Illinois Department of Public Health data show the state reported 462 cases on June 22 of last year. Still, public health officials on Monday reported 33 additional deaths the same day. They’ve…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis County say a burglary call overnight led officers to discover a man fatally shot inside an apartment. Police say the incident happened around 2 a.m. Monday, when police received a call about a burglary in progress at the apartment along Blackforest Drive. Arriving officers found 27-year-old Alex…