Saline County, KS (KTRS) Three Kansas men are jailed in connection with shooting a southern Illinois police officer. The suspects, Alex Bryan Karcher, Xavier Lee McCray, and Xavier Everett Lewis, have been charged with conspiracy to commit capital murder in the shooting of Carbondale Police Officer Trey Harris on July 31st. Harris was released from…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois State Fair officials have landed rock band Three Doors Down to replace Gregg Allman for the grandstand on Aug. 21, the last night of the fair. The band will join co-headliner ZZ Top. Allman pulled out last week. He cited “serious health issues” that require a doctor’s care. Three Doors Down…
( KTRS ) The Illinois Department of Labor is carrying out routine inspections of rides and attractions from now through the end of Illinois State Fair. Inspections at fairgrounds and theme parks has gained national attention recently after a 10 yr old boy while riding the worlds largest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas. The agency…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Revenue Director Nia Ray is stepping down to take the same job in Oregon. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday picked Ray to lead the state’s revenue department starting Oct. 10 if she is confirmed by the Oregon Senate in September. Ray is set to replace Oregon Interim Revenue…
( KTRS ) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is getting help from the National Rifle Association as he campaigns for re-election. Leaders of the powerful gun rights group will be joining Sen. Blunt at campaign stops today, through out the state. The NRA’s political action committee says it has endorsed Blunt because of his “strong record…
Penn Jillette’s got a new weight loss book, and as he describes, it wasn’t magic that made him lose 100 pounds. Oh, and he also has some thoughts about a Donald Trump presidency, after spending two non-consecutive seasons on The Apprentice.
(KTRS) – Police say that a rolling gun battle between two cars forced the closure of the intersection of Hanley and Dale near Brentwood. The incident began around 12:30 on reports of gunfire at a Circle K on Dale. Witnesses told police that people in the two cars then exchanged shot for about half a…
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Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Attorney General Chris Koster is getting another major endorsement in his run for governor. Today Koster received the endorsement of the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA). This comes after Koster received the endorsement of the Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee last week. “I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the…