SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Transportation officials in Illinois are testing drones for bridge inspections and other potential uses. The Illinois Department of Transportation said in a news release Tuesday it has purchased two drones. The department is exploring how drones might improve mapping or document progress in work zones. Transportation officials say live-streaming video from…
( KTRS ) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway will be in St. Louis today, visiting with County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch. The two will be meeting to discuss a “bipartisan effort to increase penalties for government officials who steal public dollars.” Also up for discussion, is legislation to provide additional tools for law enforcement when public…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for breaking into a home and kidnapping a 10-year-old girl who was sleeping on a couch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 19-year-old John Classen of O’Fallon was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty in October to kidnapping,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A suspected car thief and a passenger in his car are critically injured in a crash after leading police on a chase from East St. Louis, Illinois, into St. Louis. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities initially said one person was dead but later said that while he was…
(KTRS) – Part of Granite City Steel will resume operations early next year. US Steel announced that the idled hot strip at Granite City Works will reopen in mid-February. Much of the facility was idled a year ago and the hot strip mill ceased operations in January. US Steel closed the plant due to challenging global…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – The saying, “Better late than never” certainly applies to Hensley Hall Jr. of suburban St. Louis, who claimed a $405,000 Missouri Lottery prize just two days before it expired. The Missouri Lottery says Hall, of Bridgeton, bought a winning ticket for the Show Me Cash game at a Schnucks Market for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jobs are on the rise and unemployment continues to decline in Missouri. The state Department of Economic Development on Tuesday announced seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment grew by 1,900 jobs in November. Jobs again hit a record high, with a total of more than 2.8 million in the state. The…
Creve Coeur, MO (KTRS) The merger between Monsanto and Bayer is one step closer to becoming a reality. Shareholders with the Creve Couer based company approved the merger with Bayer Tuesday morning. As part of the deal, Monsanto shareholders will receive $128 per share in cash at the closing of the merger. “We are pleased…
