Public Defender Speaks On McGraw Show About Appointing Nixon To A Case
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Illinois suspends no-overtime policy for home care workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has suspended a no-overtime policy for workers who care for disabled residents in their homes. Secretary of Human Services James Dimas says his agency will seek a policy through an administrative rules process with the Illinois Legislature’s consent. The home-care workers’ union – SEIU Healthcare Illinois –…
Flash flood forecast as small Callaway County lake dam fails
FULTON, Mo. (AP) – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for sections of a central Missouri county because of a failing dam on a small lake. The weather service issued the warning Wednesday for parts of Callaway County because the dam at Glovers Spring Lake east of Fulton is failing. When…
Illinois medical marijuana sales almost hit $3 Million for July
( KTRS ) Residents in Illinois, legally allowed to do so, purchased $2.9 million worth of medical marijuana products last month. Officials say June purchases were around $2.5 million, adding that sales have gradually climbed since the pilot program began in November. Illinois now has nearly 89 hundred qualified medical marijuana patients and 40 registered…
Man who photographed sex abuse of child headed to prison
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has received a 45-year prison sentence for the production, distribution and receipt of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Donald S. Boyce said Wednesday 34-year-old Miguel Angel Vasquez Torres of Beckemeyer admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing a minor over the course of several years and photographing the…
Voter turnout for Missouri primary almost 25 percent
( KTRS ) Just under a quarter of Missouri’s registered voters turned out to cast ballots in Tuesdays primary elections. Secretary of State Jason Kander reports official turnout of 24.8 percent. The top attraction was the Missouri governor’s race. Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens took the Republican with nearly 684,000 votes. Missouri Attorney General Chris…
Officer Flamion moved to Colorado hospital
( KTRS ) Ballwin Police Officer Michael Flamion is in Colorado receiving treatment at a hospital that specializes in spinal cord injuries. Officer Flamion has been paralysed from the neck down since July 8th when he was shot while conducting a traffic stop. He is still on a ventilator and feeding tube A procession of officers, friends, and…
Ever had a kid who made it to the Olympics? Gaylerd and Ann Quigley have, and talk to John Carney about their daughter Colleen, who is competing in Rio this year
What’s it like living next door to an Olympic athlete? Just ask John Carney, who interviews Colleen Quigley’s parents, on the eve of her debut at the Olympics in Rio in the Steeplechase event (and yes, John and the Quigley’s used to be neighbors)
Son accused of killing mother and brother
(KTRS) – A 21-year old man is accused of murdering his mother and brother. St. Louis Police were called to a home near the Ville neighborhood yesterday and found two people who been stabbed to death. They were identified at Tyra Shannon and her son Lawrence Strawbridge. Darquise Gowdy, Shannon’s older son, arrived at the…
Carney Classic Flashback: MTV turns 35 this week, and Mark Goodman was there on Day 1
What was it like on the first day of MTV, 35 years ago? And who picked the music?