JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A Missouri judge is blocking portions of a new state law on meat inspections from taking effect. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported that Cole County Circuity Judge Jon Beetem temporarily blocked the law from being implemented. The order runs through Sept. 15. Beetem issued the temporary ban in face of a lawsuit…
BARTONVILLE, IL (AP) — Volunteer firefighters in central Illinois are not leaning on the Peoria department enough, according to the city’s mayor. Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis said he blames that reluctance on four fire deaths in Bartonville and West Peoria over the past 11 years, the Journal Star reported. Volunteers have a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System,…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The federal courthouse in Springfield is getting a $2.6 million face-lift. The State Journal-Register reports the U.S. General Services Administration is repairing the exterior of the Paul Findley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. GSA spokeswoman Cat Langel says weather exposure has worn down the exterior walls of the building, which was constructed in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Greater St. Louis Labor Council will host its annual Labor Day Parade on Monday. The parade will step off at 9 a.m. on Olive at 15th Street in downtown St. Louis. Groups will start forming at 7 a.m. on Olive Street between Jefferson and 15th Street. The parade will be led by the…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — John McCain’s final journey from his Arizona ranch is ending on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend. A private memorial service at the academy’s chapel followed by a procession to the…
BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in an opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter’s death in support of “views she believed were profoundly racist,” a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer’s immigration status to argue for changes in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gunfire over the holiday weekend leaves three injured in north St. Louis. Police say the first shooting happened on 4400 Block of Athlone at just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday. A man was shot in the chest. He is in critical condition. At just after 11 p.m. Saturday, a man was gunned down…
By KEVIN FREKING and MATTHEW DALY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Keep the government running and confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice. Those are the big-ticket items that Republican leaders in Congress hope to accomplish as lawmakers look to wrap up their work and head home to campaign for the November…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first publicly released video of Texas police closing in on the suspect in a series of deadly Austin package bombings shows officers approaching his SUV before the vehicle explodes. Aerial footage released Friday by the Texas Department of Public Safety comes five months after police say 23-year-old Mark Conditt blew…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden denies any involvement in the so-called exclusion list of 28 police officers issued by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. This is in response to a statement released by Gardner’s office on Friday, indicating that the list was created at the request of of the St.…