CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs says the state loses $2.6 million a month in investment income because of the ongoing state budget impasse. The Democrat in charge of investing state money said Tuesday that his office changed strategies last summer to shorter-term less lucrative investments instead of long-term ones because the state had…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A longtime member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen is seeking a higher office. Alderwoman Lyda Krewson announced her candidacy Tuesday morning through a posting on YouTube. Krewson is 63 and has been a member of the board for nearly two decades. She also is chief financial officer of PGAV Architects.…
The Sansone Group has announced its plan to manage and lease the former Rams training facility located in Earth City. The real estate firm is teaming up with the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sport Complex Authority to help utilize the location. “We are excited to work with the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sport…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis public defender is accusing a circuit attorney of violating Missouri Supreme Court rules by withholding information about crime victims and witnesses. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce’s office and her prosecutors have stripped the telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses of victims…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – People who move to Missouri and join National Guard or Reserves will be immediately eligible for in-state tuition at Missouri colleges and universities under a new state law. To get in-state tuition, students currently must get a full-time job or live in Missouri for a year and meet other requirements. Under…
( KTRS ) Authorities continue to investigate a 12 hour standoff between police and a man that held 2 people hostage. The standoff began Sunday when a caller told police a man was making meth in the garage. Police reported Monday that the 53-year-old suspect showed a shotgun and refused to leave. That led to…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan has canceled a planned session for Wednesday. The Chicago Democrat released a statement Monday that legislative “working groups” continue meeting to discuss a solution to the yearlong budget stalemate. Madigan says both House and Senate members will meet again Tuesday for bipartisan talks on issues crucial to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A women’s basketball player at a university in St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying she was wrongly accused of drug possession and suspended for a year after denying a dean’s sexual advances. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1XTo6wC ) reports that Brittany Jackson filed the lawsuit against Harris-Stowe…
