ST. LOUIS (AP) – Several members of the St. Louis-area clergy are questioning why it took four years for murder charges to be filed against a former city police officer who fatally shot a suspect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that representatives of two Baptist organizations, the NAACP and the ACLU on Monday demanded more…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – It’s not too early to book a campsite to view next summer’s total solar eclipse in southern Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that reservations can be made at select campgrounds for Aug. 14-27. A total solar eclipse will be visible in southern Illinois on Aug. 21 next…
(KTRS) – Voters in St. Louis City and County who need absentee ballots, starting voting today. If you cannot make it to your regular polling place on November 8, you can cast your ballot at one of two approved locations in the county or city. Absentee votes are not counted until after polls close on…
Bridgeton, MO (KTRS) A K-9 with the Ferguson Police Department will once again be able to bite out of crime. Anak underwent surgery Tuesday morning to have titanium crowns put on his bottom canines, ultimately saving his career as a police dog. Officer Greg Casem, stayed with his four-legged partner during the entire procedure at…
Voters will still be able to register on Nov. 8, just not at individual polling places
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A grant worth nearly $24 million from the National Science Foundation will fund a collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania. The goal of the collaboration announced Monday is to identify and harness the mechanical functions of plants and animals at the cellular level. Washington University…
( KTRS ) A man has been charged in connection to a fatal crash that killed 2 people from Farmington. Police report the incident took place last Thursday afternoon on hwy 72, when a pick up truck driven by 49 yr old Paul Patton collided with a motorcycle carrying 58 yr old Richard Augustine and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Another lawsuit alleging that a woman’s use of talcum powder caused cancer is this week in St. Louis. Lawyers for a Modesto, California, woman say she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 after years of talcum use. Her lawsuit accuses Johnson & Johnson of “negligent conduct” in making and marketing…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s corn crop in Missouri is on track to be the second-highest yield on record. The Columbia Missourian reports that the state was on track as of Sept. 12. The agriculture department predicts there will be an average yield of 165 bushels per acre…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Data from industry experts and the state of Illinois show video gaming has generated about $785 million in state and local tax revenue since the machines were legalized four years ago. The Southern Illinoisan reports that the number of establishments in Illinois that allow the machines has grown as well –…