CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – An organization that advocates for walkers and bicyclists in the St. Louis region is pushing for stiffer penalties for drivers who strike pedestrians. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Trailnet wants more to be done to make sober drivers more accountable. The non-profit is specifically scrutinizing the deaths of 19-year-old LaTonya…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) The East St. Louis Jail is closed following a report of a potential health hazard. This comes after an unidentified officer filed a complaint Monday. City manager Courtney Logan told the Belleville News-Democrat on Tuesday that the complaint is unfounded and under investigation, but the employees and prisoners were moved…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man has been sentenced to three years in prison for causing the accident that killed a pregnant 15-year-old passenger in his car. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 21-year-old Bryan Green pleaded guilty Monday to armed criminal action and second-degree manslaughter. The accident happened March 6, 2014, when Green’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge has ruled that a ballot measure to raise cigarette taxes to benefit early childhood programs can stay on the Nov. 8 ballot. The ruling Tuesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem is a follow-up to an appeals court decision earlier this summer that changed the official summary…
Voters in Missouri will have a few more choices this fall. On Tuesday, the Green Party was given approval to appear on the November 8th ballot after turning in more than 23,000 valid petition signatures of registered voters. The secretary of state’s office also certified a dozen independent candidates. The governor’s race has two new…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge is weighing whether a proposal to reinstate campaign contribution limits in Missouri should stay on the Nov. 8 ballot. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce heard arguments Tuesday from opponents who say the measure is unconstitutional. The proposal would cap campaign contribution limits and impose other campaign finance restrictions…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to try to curb gun violence in Chicago by punishing people convicted of firearm trafficking with long prison sentences. The bill the Republican governor signed Tuesday in Chicago will impose a sentence of up to 20 years for a first offense. A subsequent conviction for…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – A key figure in a previous murder case is now charged with killing a man she claimed was an intruder. Pamela Hupp of O’Fallon, Missouri, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder. Police say she is hospitalized in stable condition after repeatedly stabbing herself with a pen in a women’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is facing another discrimination lawsuit over a job promotion. A suit was filed Tuesday on behalf of Major Rochelle Jones, alleging she was passed up for the position of lieutenant colonel based on gender discrimination. “I didn’t do it for myself. I did it for the…
