( KTRS ) Illinois lawmakers are again trying to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana but face strong opposition from law enforcement and anti-pot advocates. The omnibus bill in the Senate also would set a standard for what’s considered too high to drive. Opponents of the legislation say there should be zero tolerance…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois truck drivers will be the target of a 24-hour traffic enforcement effort by state troopers honoring a colleague who died while on duty. Trooper James Sauter died on March 28, 2013 when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 294 in suburban Cook County. The Wisconsin trucker…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating an Easter Morning homicide. Around 6 am, Sunday morning, officers with the North County Precinct responded to a shooting in the 10400 of Duke. On arrival police found a 41 yr old man with multiple gun shot wounds, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators report that an…
CHICAGO (AP) – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could soon learn whether the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal of his conviction on charges of corruption that included an attempt to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. The 59-year-old Democrat had five of his 18 convictions thrown out in July…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A number of Republicans’ priorities have yet to be voted on at the midway point of what’s already been a sometimes tumultuous legislative session in Missouri. With the session ending May 13, the Republican-led Legislature has a little less than two months to try to pass a budget and legislation…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The coal industry is struggling, but a spokesman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy says neither coal nor the company is going away. Heavy debt loads are weighing on companies like Peabody that made acquisitions when coal prices peaked, prompting a lengthy slump. Peabody, the nation’s largest coal company, warned earlier this…
(KTRS/AP) – St. Louis police say that a pregnant teacher in the St. Louis Public School district was shot and killed this week. 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters was found fatally shot Thursday in her apartment. Detectives today confirmed the case as a homicide. Peters was a third-grade teacher at Mann Elementary School. Her unborn child was…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The faculty council for the University of Missouri is urging the selection of someone with an academic background as it searches for a new leader for the four-campus system. The Columbia Missourian reports that the council discussed the search process Thursday. The council says another priority is someone with an academic…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are again trying to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana but face strong opposition from law enforcement and anti-pot advocates. The omnibus bill in the Senate also would set a standard for what’s considered too high to drive. Opponents of the legislation say there should be zero…
