Senators vote to enact vetoed K-12 funding bill
( KTRS ) Missouri senators have voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a proposal to rein in the amount of money lawmakers aim to provide to K-12 schools. The bill would set a cap on what lawmakers consider adequate school funding, which is used as a goal during budgeting. Planned basic aid for…
Man who authorities say was texting in fatal crash sentenced
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A man who authorities say was texting when he struck and killed a pedestrian in Granite City, and then drove off, has been sentenced to 4 { years in prison. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 24-year-old Travis Crain of Madison was sentenced Tuesday on a charge of failing to report an…
Durbin to meet with NGA director on St. Louis headquarters
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he plans to meet with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s director to discuss errors in the report that led to the preliminary decision to build the spy agency’s new regional headquarters in St. Louis. Speaking in East St. Louis on Wednesday, Illinois Democrat says the agency’s…
University of Missouri projects low freshman enrollment
( KTRS ) The University of Missouri will have the smallest class of new students this fall, since 2006. University officials says that as of last week, more than 4,700 students had paid a $300 enrollment deposit. That’s a more than 22 percent less then this year’s total of nearly 6,200 students. This fall’s enrollment…
Missouri Legislature passes photo ID requirement for voters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Legislature has passed a requirement for voters to show photo identification. The House voted 112-38 Wednesday to send the legislation to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Under the measure, people without photo identification could cast a ballot after signing a statement saying they don’t have the required identification and…
Ranken Tech And Organized Labor Team Up For New Job Training Program
Wentzville, MO  (KTRS)  Ranken Technical College and UAW-LETC are teaming up for a new initiative to help produce more skilled workers in the St. Louis area. St. Louis County Steve Stenger toured the Wentzville campus on Wednesday for the of kick off the Pre-Apprenticeship Program. “I back this program as really part of a broader…
Illinois lawmaker wants to end statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois lawmaker is responding to the Dennis Hastert hush-money case with a proposal to give prosecutors the right to pursue child sex abuse charges no matter how long ago the crimes occurred. The former U.S. House Speaker was sentenced to 15 months in prison last week in a hush-money case…
Missouri House votes to override veto of paycheck protection bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two-thirds of the Missouri House has voted to change how public union members pay dues, the first step to overriding a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon. The House voted 109-47 Wednesday for a bill requiring public employees to annually reauthorize paying their union dues through paycheck withholdings. The bill would…