CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Police in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield are searching for a man who broke into a home, robbed a couple and locked them in a closet. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crime happened Thursday night. The man and woman were not injured. Police say the intruder hid his…
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on Illinois’ handling of a health insurance rate increase request. Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s leading insurer, is suggesting price increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for individual health plans. Illinois Department of Insurance regulators…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gun violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say late Thursday night a man was shot on De Giverville Avenue near Kingsbury in west St. Louis. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His name hasn’t been released and there’s no word of any arrests.…
( KTRS ) As a new school year begins, some parents can struggle with the cost of supplies. This weekend a non profit group is offering help. Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm, the non-profit organization God’s Depot will be handing out school supplies and back packs at 13041 New Halls Ferry Road. God’s…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The 2016 Illinois State Fair kicked off with the annual Twilight Parade and the unveiling of the butter cow, which this year is named Creampuff. This year’s cow is a 700 pound Jersey, a switch from the Holsteins that served as a model in the past for the sculpture in the…
( KTRS ) A man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for conspiring to make and sell synthetic drugs. Richard Gross of Winfield pleaded guilty to four federal charges in April. Prosecutors say Gross supplied the homemade drugs to his mother, Pamela Tabatt, who operated two “head shops” in Weldon Spring…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis lawmaker is resigning from the Missouri House because he no longer lives in the district he was elected to represent. Republican Rep. Ron Hicks released a statement Thursday saying he was resigning effective Friday. Hicks represents the 107th District, which covers part of St. Charles County. He…
Authorities say a police officer is recovering after accidentally shooting himself during a chase. The officer was pursuing a suspect connected to a series of break-ins in North County. The fleeing vehicle crashed into another vehicle on W. Florissant Avenue near Lucas and Hunt. Apparently the officer was attempting to remove his gun from it’s holster…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A group of pastors is suing Illinois over a law that bars therapists from trying to change a minor’s sexual orientation. The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court seeks to exclude clergy from the ban that took effect Jan. 1. The lawsuit contends the prohibition shouldn’t apply to clergy because it…
