SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says work continues to “root out” improper patronage hiring in state government. The Republican told reporters Monday that he wants to expand the staff of the executive inspector general but the lack of a state budget has slowed that effort. Rauner trumpeted the dismissal of 29 remaining “staff…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police say a 19-year-old man has died nine months after he was shot in the head on a city street. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Antonio Perkins died Sunday night, and his death linked to the Dec. 15 shooting was reclassified as a homicide. There was no immediate…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri initiative to re-instate campaign contribution limits has cleared its final legal hurdle to appear on the November ballot. The state Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request to hear a challenge of the proposed constitutional amendment. The proposal known as Constitutional Amendment 2 would limit contributions to candidates…
( KTRS ) Police say a suspected carjacker was fatally shot by the person he tried to rob. Investigators say the 52-year-old owner of the vehicle told police that when an armed man approached him and demanded his vehicle, he feared for his safety and fired his gun. The suspect then fled, but investigators say…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Supporters of a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri say thousands of signed petitions to get the measure on the ballot were wrongly tossed out. A lawyer for the group New Approach Missouri told a circuit judge Monday that enough registered voters signed a petition to get the measure…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) A pilot is hospitalized after his plane crashed in Chesterfield. Authorities say the small plane went down near Spirit of St. Louis Airport around 8 p.m. Sunday. Rescue crews searched in the dark for about two hours before finding the downed plane. The pilot was the only one on board. There’s no…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information in the murder of a St. Louis cab driver. Last Wednesday, 38-year-old Timothy Grace was found shot to death inside of his cab in the Central West End. Anyone with any information should contact CrimeStoppers. Investigators believe robbery was the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois schools are now required to limit long-term suspensions and expulsions under a new law that also eliminates the use of zero-tolerance policies used to severely punish students for certain offenses. The law that took effect last week is designed to reduce the number of days students are pulled from classrooms…
