BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A former Swansea man has been sentenced to 56 years in prison for the repeated rape of a 10-year-old girl. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/29gjiPO ) that 33-year-old Gary Mikel Grodin pleaded guilty to four of the 31 child pornography and predatory criminal sexual assault charges against him. St. Clair County State’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A company is trying again to build a power line in Missouri for a multistate wind energy project. Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners on Thursday reapplied to build the Grain Belt Express despite earlier rejection from state regulators. The power line would transmit energy from Kansas, across northern Missouri and Illinois…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that ensures public schools stay open for a year and provides colleges and social services programs money for six months. The Republican governor signed the partial budget Thursday evening after he and Democratic leaders crafted a deal after days of negotiations. The agreement brings short-term…
( KTRS ) UPDATE: Police announced, just before 1 am Friday morning, that they found 6 yr old Alonzo Manning safe and that the suspect, Kelly walton had been apprehended. —- Overland Police are searching for a missing 6 yr old boy and his babysitter. According to authorities, Alonzo Manning was last seen around 8 a.m. outside…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers averted a shutdown of schools and avoided further uncertainty in government operations with a partial budget deal that funds education for a year and other areas for six months. The Illinois Legislature passed a package of bills Thursday to complete an agreement by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic lawmakers…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon says Planned Parenthood can continue receiving funding for women’s health services for a while, despite a Missouri budget provision attempting to stop it. Nixon said Thursday that his administration will eventually implement a ban on Medicaid funding for organizations that perform abortions. The budget takes effect Friday.…
Earth City, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area has its first medical marijuana farm. The non-profit organization called BeLeaf in Earth City is one of two organizations the state has granted a license for the cultivation of medical marijuana. The license allows the facility to grow marijuana for the treatment of the most severe forms…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say three people were shot around 12:30 a.m. Thursday on Texas near Pestalozzi in south city. Two of the victims died and the third is in critical condition. In a separate incident in north St. Louis, two people were stabbed overnight on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Ferguson woman has been charged in the attack of a security guard at a train station in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/296eJ7o ) reports that 22-year-old Ronisha Pampkin is charged with third-degree assault. Police say she attacked a security guard who was checking tickets at the North Hanley…
