SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has rejected the governor’s veto of automatic voter registration legislation. The Senate’s 38-18 vote sends the measure to the House to consider when it returns to Springfield Nov. 29. The Legislature adopted the plan in the spring with strong bipartisan support. It would allow visitors to a handful…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he has friends in Donald Trump’s new administration and expects Illinois to have “a voice and a good relationship” with the president-elect. Rauner said Wednesday that two of Trump’s “most senior folks in his administration” are good friends and allies but didn’t name them. He said…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Supreme Court judges are weighing arguments over the constitutionality of a law capping traffic fines and court fees. A lawyer for several St. Louis suburbs told judges in the capital courthouse Wednesday that the law unfairly targets those cities. At issue is a law that limits the amount of…
St. Charles County, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â All schools within the Francis Howell School District remain on a”soft lockdown.” This is being done as a precaution while police look for a couple of suspects from an early morning shooting. Authorities say a 33-year-old man was shot around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. He’s reportedly in stable condition. A “soft…
Maryland Heights, MO  (KTRS)  The proposal by Stan Kroenke and his business partner Alan Bornstein for the Maryland Park Lake District development is no longer on the table. That was a message delivered by Maryland Heights City officials during a public workshop Tuesday night. Maryland Heights Councilman Ed Dirck said,  “Mr. Bornstein has picked up his…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri has withdrawn recognition of a fraternity for five years for violations of several of the school’s standards of conduct. The action announced Tuesday against Kappa Alpha is effective immediately. It means the fraternity cannot participate in campus activities and will not have access to some university facilities,…
( KTRS ) The Clayton Board of Aldermen has approved a tax abatement agreement with Centene. The agreement between the Medicaid managed care company and Clayton, knocks 40 percent off real property taxes on the new buildings planned along Forsyth Boulevard in downtown Clayton. The vote came despite opposition from some residents, who complaints included…
