Swansea latest southern Illinois city to allow chickens
SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) – The southern Illinois city of Swansea is the latest in the region to allow residents to raise chickens in their backyards. The Belleville News Democrat reports that Swansea village leaders recently voted unanimously to allow chickens in neighborhoods that are zoned residential. That’s different than four years ago when the village…
4 killed in southern Illinois plane crash identified
VIENNA, Ill. (AP) – Authorities in southern Illinois have identified the four people who died after a single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area on New Year’s Eve. Johnson County Coroner David Rockwell says 34-year-old Curt Terpstra, 37-year-old Krista Green, 35-year-old Jordan Linder and his 26-year-old sister, Jasmine Linder, died in Saturday night’s crash. All…
Police identify first homicide victim in St. Louis County of 2017
( KTRS ) Authorities have released the identity of St. Louis’ first homicide victim in 2017. Police say that 41 yr old Korrey Miller was found fatally shot just after midnight Sunday in the 5200 block of Jamestown Bay Court in North County. A released report says the shooting happened after a disturbance occurred at…
Lt. Gov.-elect Parson recovering from heart surgery
BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) – Lt. Gov.-elect Mike Parson says he is recovering after undergoing heart surgery. He says he will be ready to take office on Inauguration Day next week. Parson released a statement Monday disclosing the surgery. He said the heart problem was discovered during a routine medical checkup. James Harris, an adviser to…
Governor-Elect Greitens Names MO Public Safety Director & Deputy Director
St. Louis County, MO Â (KTRS) Â A southeast Missouri police chief and a St. Louis police captain will lead Missouri’s Department of Public Safety. Governor-Elect Eric Greitens has named Sikeston Police Chief and Public Safety Director Drew Juden as the new director of the Department of Public Safety, along with St. Louis Fire Captain Gregg Favre…