CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis County’s population isn’t quite 1 million, and that is having ramifications on the company that provides water to the region. U.S. Census figures from 2010 show the county’s population at 998,954. An appeals court panel in Kansas City recently ruled that since the population isn’t 1 million, Missouri-American Water…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Legislation has been introduced in the Illinois Senate to raise the age to purchase tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21. Democratic state Sen. John Mulroe of Chicago says he hopes the bill he’s sponsoring will decrease the number of young people who start smoking. But the Illinois Retail…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Archdiocese used Palm Sunday to hold another “Mass Mob” event. A “Mass Mob” service was held at St. Mary of Victories Catholic Church in downtown St. Louis. Mass Mobs are scheduled, grassroots gatherings at historic urban Catholic churches with the intent of drawing hundreds of people to attend…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a weekend shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot in the 3900 block of Lexington Avenue on Saturday afternoon. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the unofficial murder count in the city of…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Law enforcement officials say a body was found in a condemned house that burned in southwestern Illinois. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that investigators were trying to determine the identity of the body. Firefighters say it appears to be an adult male but it was significantly burned. Deputy fire Chief Bud Jacobs…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is recycling its roads and saving up to $40,000 a year. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/21BTWL5) that the university is grinding up concrete and asphalt roads and sidewalks for re-use. The leftover material can be used in maintenance of roads and parking lots and for future…
CLARKSON VALLEY, Mo. (AP) – Bernie and Carla Squitieri have two very valuable rings back, against almost incomprehensible odds. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1PevqbJ ) reports that Carla took off the rings while washing dishes at their St. Louis County home on March 13 and put them on a paper towel to dry. Bernie later…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock to provide some records to prosecutors as part of a grand jury probe into the Illinois Republican’s spending. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough’s ruling, issued Feb. 12, was unsealed Wednesday. Among the 16 records Schock must turn over are documents related…
