SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned a law requiring six-member juries in civil trials. The court ruled 5-0 on Thursday that the law is unconstitutional. Chief Justice Rita Garman determined in the court’s opinion that the Illinois Constitution does not allow the Legislature to alter the size of civil juries from…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri state senator says a company that employs about 15,000 people in the St. Louis area should be disqualified from receiving tax credits or investments because it is doing business with Iran. St. Louis County Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt is pushing legislation to block Missouri tax funds from being invested…
( KTRS ) Drivers will once again be able to use Beaumont-Antire Road to access I-44. A MODOT official says construction and repairs finished early on the outer roadway, so it should be open Friday. The roadway closed August 15 and was scheduled to remain closed for 45 days. Weather permitting, MODOT will reopen the section…
( KTRS ) The search for a missing 13 yr old and her new born son continues. Last week 39 yr old Christopher Derleth, reportedly kidnapped his step-daughter, 13 yr old Katherine Elizabeth and her new born son. The three are believed to be in West Virginia. Authorities now say that Katherine has a pacemaker,…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) A town hall meeting will be held tonight on the election hold of the Ferguson-Florissant School District. The ACLU and the NAACP are hosting the event to discuss the case with residents. Last month, a federal judge ruled that the Voting Right’s Act was violated. At issue is African-American representation on the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A ruling from a district judge is impacting Rams fans who bought personal seat licences in St. Louis. District Judge Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. ruled on Wednesday that fans who bought their PSLs through the Rams will be allowed to buy season tickets for the games in Los Angeles. Those who…
The fourth suspect, connected to the fatal shooting of a Central West End woman has been taken in custody. The Post Dispatch reports that 18 yr old Damonte Dixon, of O’Fallon, Mo., has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. 54 yr old Monica Shaw was killed, in an attempted robbery,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge says a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri won’t go to voters this year. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday that the initiative petitions lacked enough valid signatures to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot. Secretary of State Jason Kander previously said the measure fell…
