KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) – The Rev. Matthew Harrison has been re-elected to a third term as president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Church officials said Wednesday that Harrison won 57 percent of the vote in the election that began over the weekend among pastors and select members of the laity. The Rev. Dale Meyer, president…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought after a 3-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet during a road rage incident in north St. Louis. Police say the girl’s father honked his horn at another driver who swerved into his lane on North Kingshighway near Lillian Tuesday night. That’s when shots were fired…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A girl has left the hospital in good health less than a week after nearly drowning in a swimming pool at a St. Louis Park. Fire Capt. Garon Mosby tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Xoy3RQ ) that the 6-year-old girl was unresponsive when another swimmer found her in the water at…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a bill that will require Missouri high school students to undergo a new round of first aid training before they can graduate. The St. Louis Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1UOrBA6 ) reports that the governor signed the legislation Tuesday. The measure will go into effect in the 2017-2018…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it wants to bypass a legal recommendation in order to expedite the resolution of its case on whether negotiations have stalled between the state and the largest state worker’s union. Rauner’s administration says a quick resolution will help Illinois save $35 million to $40 million per…
( KTRS) Residents are urged to be careful out there as the heat advisory for St. Louis has been extended through Thursday evening. Forecasts are calling for highs in the 90s and high humidity over the next several days, increasing the risk of heat-related stress and illness. The St. Louis Health Department urges residents to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A political action committee funded by Missouri mega donor Rex Sinquefield has donated close to $280,000 to Republican gubernatorial candidate Catherine Hanaway. Great St. Louis gave Hanaway roughly $278,000 this past week. Hanaway is a former Missouri House speaker and U.S. attorney. She faces an Aug. 2 primary against St.…
