( KTRS ) Seven people have been arrested in central Illinois after an alleged theft at a St. Louis mall and an interstate car chase. Police say two vehicles were allegedly involved in a theft on Saturday morning at the Plaza Frontenac in St. Louis. The thieves reportedly smashed glass display cases at the Saks…
( KTRS ) A man has been arrested after an 8 yr old missing girl was found dead in Southern Illinois. 53 yr old Glen Ramey, of Olney, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and sexual assault in the death of Sabrina Stauffenberg. T he body of the little girl was found dead on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A massive forward-looking energy plan pushed by Exelon Corp. and derided as a multibillion-dollar bailout for two unprofitable nuclear plants could land on Illinois legislators’ desks this week. Exelon has been pushing for years for subsidies to reward its nuclear power plants for their production of energy without emitting harmful greenhouse…
SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — Three people, including a 2-year-old Texas boy, have died in a wrong-way crash in eastern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred early Sunday in Franklin County when a car traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 44 struck the left front corner of a minivan. The…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new University of Missouri system president plans to tour the state’s four campuses. The Kansas City Star reports that new University of Missouri System President Mun Choi will begin a four-campus tour Tuesday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Choi’s scheduled to stop Wednesday at the Missouri University of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will hold a traditional ball in the Capitol and a statewide fly-around before his inauguration. Greitens’ senior adviser Austin Chambers told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday that the incoming governor will be sworn into office Jan. 9. Greitens will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jay…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois hunters harvested more than 54,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm deer season last weekend. The Department of Natural Resources says that’s about 3,000 fewer deer than what was harvested in the first firearm weekend last year. The state’s seven-day firearm deer season concludes Dec. 1 through 4. Muzzleloader-only…
( KTRS ) The 30th annual Budweiser Guns ’N Hoses was held Wednesday night, and it began by honoring fallen and injured officers. To open the event, the officer who was shot in the face twice, 46 yr old Sgt. Tom Lake, made a surprise appearance and received a standing ovation form the crowd. Sgt. Lake…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Missouri Republican officials and candidates are helping GOP Gov.-elect Eric Greitens transition to power. Greitens’ primary rival Catherine Hanaway and former U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman are among the most well-known names aiding the future governor. Greitens will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in January. Hanaway is a…
(KTRS) – Early next month officials with the Riverview Gardens School District will learn if they are getting an accreditation upgrade. Missouri’s education department will recommend that the district be classified for provisional accreditation. The district has been unaccredited since 2007, but for a second year in-a-row the annual report card showed they scored high…