JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A new report shows there was a slight improvement last year in the disproportionate rate at which black drivers in Missouri were pulled over, but that it was still far from equal. The state attorney general’s office’s annual report released Wednesday shows that blacks were 69 percent more likely than…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis police officer charged with first-degree murder in a 2011 shooting of a 24-year-old man after a chase is free on bond. Jason Stockley stepped out of jail Wednesday, a day after a St. Louis judge set his bail at $1 million, with the requirement that Stockley post…
The shooting occurred the week before final exams at the university
With no progress on the horizon, there could be cuts to critical state services
This proposal is just one part of a much larger firearms rights overhaul that would make Missouri a “stand your ground” state
Springfield, IL (KTRS)  Illinois is seeing its first West Nile mosquito activity of the year. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports that a batch of mosquitoes in northern Illinois have tested positive for the mosquito-borne illness. West Nile virus can spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. It’s recommended to use a…
Normal, Ill. (AP) – The last of the 1,200 employees who worked at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal have finished their shifts. Mitsubishi announced last July that it would close and sell its central Illinois plant. Most of the employees stopped working in December when the plant produced its last vehicle. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Saint Louis University officials say its law school is trying to redefine itself after it moving locations, facing personnel issues and experiencing enrollment decline. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that three years ago, Dean Annette Clark abruptly resigned over anger at being left out of important decisions, such as the school’s…
( KTRS ) Illinois lawmakers finished their spring session without a budget and with little hope that the 11-month standoff with Gov. Bruce Rauner will end any time soon. Democrats who control both chambers of the Legislature spent the last hours of the session Tuesday trying to rush bills to the finish line and failed…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Lawmakers have endorsed a plan to allow automatic voter registration in Illinois. The measure approved 86-30 by the House on Tuesday would provide automatic registration for would-be voters interacting with certain state agencies. Each person would have a chance to opt out at some point. Supporters say it could expand the franchise…