DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Police is warning drivers to use extra caution on the roadways this holiday season. Authorities say they’re stepping up enforcement starting Wednesday. They’ll have extra officers patrolling Illinois interstates and road side safety checks. Extra patrols will focus on stopping people who are driving under the influence,…
Police say that Barnard has been found safe. ( KTRS ) The St. Louis County Police Department has issued a missing/endangered person advisory for a missing woman. Tuesday evening police responded to a call for a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Terminal and Winkler Dr. At some point the vehicle fled the area with…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Reverend Larry Rice of the New Life Evangelistic Center claims the recent spike in drug overdose cases near his shelter don’t involve his clients. Rice says the homeless who are engaging in drug activity gather outside of the parking lot next to his property and he has contacted police about this…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Leaders of a public-employee union say Gov. Bruce Rauner administration’s plans to implement bereavement leave for union members is meant to distract Illinois workers and the public from larger contract negotiation issues. The State Journal-Register reports the contract terms will give American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees members paid…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal judge has ordered a school district that includes Ferguson, Missouri, to institute a new method of electing school board members in an effort to remove racial bias from the process. U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel’s order Monday requires the Ferguson-Florissant School District to adopt cumulative voting, which will allow…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down along the 600 block of Fassen Street at around 9 p.m. Monday. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St. Louis…
