CHICAGO (AP) – A major credit rating agency has again downgraded Illinois’ rating, citing the “unprecedented failure” to approve a state budget. Fitch Ratings lowered the rating Wednesday on nearly $26 billion of general obligation bonds from BBB+ to BBB. That’s a few levels above “junk” status. Illinois already has the worst rating of any…
( KTRS ) A man is said to be in stable condition after being shot Wednesday evening. Police report a male victim in his 40’s was shot once in the chest around 6:45 pm yesterday near the intersection of Taylor and Aldine Ave. The man was conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital. No…
NIXA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is laying out his plans for the state budget amid financial strain and lagging revenue. Greitens is to announce his proposed budget Thursday at a Nixa public school. He broke from tradition by not outlining his budget during his January State of the State address. Greitens’ budget…
( KTRS ) Two men have been charged after the body of a missing woman was found in a St. Clair County landfill. St. Louis Police report that 23 yr old Brandy Morrison went missing on January 28th. On Tuesday her body was found in the landfill. 40-year-old Courtney Williams and 51-year-old Paulren Stepter have…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Ken Hitchcock is out of a job. The St. Louis Blues announced this morning that they have relieved Hitchcock of his head coaching duties. Assistant Mike Yeo has been promoted to replace him. Yeo was supposed to succeed Hitchcock after this season, the veteran coach’s final season in St. Louis. Despite…
