Illinois Leaders Say They Have Reached School Funding Deal
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ legislative leaders say they’ve reached a tentative agreement in the state’s school funding fight, but details are still being worked out. Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin issued a statement Thursday saying there’s “agreement in principle,” but wording won’t be released until “drafts have been reviewed.”…
President Trump To Visit The Show-Me-State Next Week
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump plans to make a public push to overhaul the nation’s tax system next week in Springfield, Missouri. The White House says the president will be making the stop in southwest Missouri on Wednesday to begin selling his administration’s calls to change the tax system. Administration officials have said Trump…
Motorist Charged With Driving Into Crowd Holding Vigil Over Police Shooting of Transgender Suspect
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Charges have been filed against the driver in an incident last night in the Grove neighborhood. St. Louis police say the Circuit Attorney’s Office issued warrants against 59-year-old Mark Colao in connection with the incident. The incident happened during a vigil in the Grove neighborhood Wednesday night for a transgender suspect killed by…
Fur Flies Between Nonprofit and St. Louis Cardinals Over Fate of Rally Cat
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The fur is flying between the Feral Cat Outreach group and the St. Louis Cardinals over the fate of Rally Cat, the domestic longhair that scampered across the field in a game this last month during a game between Kansas City and St. Louis. Now the nonprofit says it won’t let the Cards…
Suspect Charged In Kirkwood Shooting
Kirkwood, MO (KTRS) A suspect is facing charges in connection with a double shooting in Kirkwood. Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua Watkins has been charged on several counts, including first degree assault after two people were shot early Wednesday morning on Gordon and Ohlman avenues. The victims are said to be in stable condition. There’s no word on…