SPRINGFIELED, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois House committee has endorsed a revised plan to subsidize Illinois nuclear plants. The Energy Committee voted 10-1 to send the legislation to benefit Exelon and two of its Illinois nuclear plants to the House floor. The plan now would provide $235 million a year for Exelon for 13 years…
( KTRS ) Illinois State Police say in a report that an off-duty Washington Park officer only shot a man, at the Cahokia Walmart, after the suspect drove a car towards him. The dead man, 35 yr old Jason Stringer, was wanted on warrants and had a history of eluding police in the past. The…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A $1 million federal grant will provide housing for homeless people in St. Louis. The city announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a Housing First grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mayor Francis Slay’s office says the grant will be used to immediately move homeless people…
( KTRS ) A man charged with felony child abuse will now face upgraded charges after his 9 week old victim died. 19 yr old Robert Burnette is currently in jail, accused of sticking his fingers down the newborn child’s throat to stop his crying. The baby was also thrown on a bed and shaken.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Dozens of protesters were arrested Tuesday night after blocking Hampton near I-44 during a Fight For Fifteen demonstration. Fast food worker Betty Douglas was among the hundreds who gathered for the rally and march in south St. Louis. “I make $7.90. I work for McDonald’s, a billion-dollar company and its just ridiculous.…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Officials say at least 73 confirmed and probable cases of mumps have been reported at the University of Missouri. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/2fWLrKm ) reports that many of the cases of the viral infection are linked to the school’s Greek life community. The outbreak began in early November with four confirmed…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is creating two workplace task forces, but leaders of Illinois’ largest public-employees union say it’s an attempt to distract attention from larger contract issues. Rauner’s office announced Monday the new groups will study job-related injuries and workplace violence. Rauner’s office says the union proposed the groups and…
( KTRS ) Illinois State Police are searching for a missing teen from Pekin, IL. Investigators say that 13 yr old Robert Bee was last seen the morning of November 18th. Police say Bee is described as having red hair, blue eyes, 4’6″ tall, weighing 110lbs. He is believed to be wearing a red and…
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) – The city of Jennings is making changes to its municipal courts to keep people out of jail for court debts stemming from minor infractions. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://j.mp/2fG4viw ) reports that the city agreed this year to pay $4.7 million in a class-action civil rights lawsuit filed by nonprofit law…