SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Victims of sexual abuse would get up to four weeks of unpaid leave from work following the incident under a bill approved by the Illinois Senate. The measure would apply to businesses with fewer than 15 employees. The initial plan sponsored by Democratic Rep. Camille Lilly called for 12 weeks of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ police chief is calling the city’s judges too lenient with defendants in alleged gun crimes, insisting those on the bench “are accountable to virtually no one.” Chief Sam Dotson offered that criticism in his official blog in a posting Monday titled “A Sane Rant for a Crazy System: Part…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Senate members have approved a measure that would reopen the state museum and use donations to pay for needed repairs to state fairgrounds. GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner closed the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and its satellite sites in October due to the state budget impasse. Bill sponsor Democratic Sen. Andy…
( KTRS ) Police say they have a suspect in custody related to a fatal Memorial day shooting at a Schnucks. Monday afternoon, around 12:45 p.m. North County officers responded to the Sierra Vista Plaza, Schnucks, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival a 24 yr old man, found suffering from at least one…
( KTRS ) Mayor Francis Slay will sign into law today a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program within the City of St. Louis. Officials say that ‘Board Bill 36’ will allow the City and St. Louis County, which recently enacted a PDMP ordinance there, to work together to form a cohesive system. This local action follows…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has approved a plan to expand the state’s medical marijuana pilot program by two-and-a-half years and add post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness to the list of allowed conditions. Lawmakers voted 86-27 on Monday to advance the measure, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner supports. It now goes to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers took steps this year to address the growing number of drug overdoses, but health care advocates say more work remains. The Legislature has voted to make it easier to get medicine that counteracts opiate overdoses. But lawmakers did not advance proposals to grant legal protections for people calling…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Forget toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Some engaged couples in Tornado Alley have a more practical gift request: Donations toward safe rooms. Sales of safe rooms are on the rise since a series of devastating twisters hit the Midwest and South in recent years. The pre-fabricated rooms feature thick steel walls…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri mega-donor Rex Sinquefield is pouring millions of dollars into political committees before the Aug. 2 primary and Nov. 8 general election. Sinquefield donated more than $1.5 million Friday to conservative political group Missouri Club for Growth. His largest donation of about $2.8 million Friday went to the Great St.…
(KTRS) – If you use westbound Manchester on your commute, you may have a late start to your holiday weekend. There is a water main break on Manchester near Henry. Crews are working, but delays are expected through the evening rush and motorists should find an alternate route.