JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate is missing the large wooden gavel used to call the chamber to order. Senate leaders said Thursday that the gavel was last seen March 18, the day after lawmakers left Jefferson City for their annual spring break. A staff member noticed it was gone March 22 from…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Workers in several industries across the country are participating today’s “National Fight For Fifteen Day of Action.” Child care workers held a rally this morning in south St. Louis to call on the government to provide higher subsidies. Tammy Dale, owner of Teachers Loving Children, says she could pay her employees…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri parole and a woman housemate are accused of sexually attacking a 10-year-old girl who lived nearby. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County prosecutors have charged 42-year Terry Roderick and 29-year-old Brittany Golden each with four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. Police allege that Roderick and Golden…
( KTRS ) A former postal worker has been sentenced to four years in prison in a conspiracy to divert mail. Twenty-three-year-old Quentin Cook, of Florissant, was sentenced Wednesday after a three-day trial in federal court. Prosecutors say Cook and three other people who worked at the Network Distribution Center in Hazelwood changed the addresses…
( KTRS ) Election officials say an overworked staff, a tight timetable and technical glitches are to blame for the ballot shortage in several St. Louis County precincts. Directors of the St. Louis County Election Board Eric Fey and Gary Fuhr told lawmakers Wednesday two municipalities submitted their ballot information late, which led to problems…
( KTRS ) Illinois regulators are making it easier for prisoners on the verge of release to apply for cosmetology licenses while they remain behind bars. The Illinois departments of corrections and financial and professional regulation announced a new measure this week allowing inmates who’ve completed coursework for those licenses to apply for state certification…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Democrats approved a $3.9 billion bill to fund colleges and various social service programs while the state operates without a budget, but their plan is expected to be rejected by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Republicans have blasted the proposal, saying Democrats have not shown how they will pay for it…
(KTRS) – State lawmakers are hammering St. Louis County election directors over problems in last week’s elections. The Post-Dispatch reports that election officials say the problems were the result of several factors. Among them is a new requirement that touch-screen machines had to be used for the presidential primary on March 15. Officials say there…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House approved a measure that would give victims of sexual abuse up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work following the incident. Democratic Rep. Camille Lilly of Chicago says the proposal expands an existing law that currently protects employees of large companies to ones at small businesses. The…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has passed a measure to suspend fines for drivers who are late renewing their vehicle license plates until the state can continue mailing reminders. The bill advanced out of the Illinois House unanimously Tuesday and now goes to the Illinois Senate for consideration. The secretary of state stopped…