HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) – Four residents in the northeast Missouri town of Hannibal are filing suit, claiming the city’s water supply exposes them to potential carcinogens. The class-action suit was filed Monday. It alleges that the Hannibal Board of Public Works has, for many years, provided unhealthy water. The suit also names the Missouri Department…
(KTRS) – For the first time, Harris-Stowe University is sending students to take part in a long-term study abroad program. Early Friday Darius Terrell and Zackary Davis started their trip to Ningbo, China where they will spend the next several months continuing their business studies. Education officials say that only 10 percent of students, nationwide, participate…
(KTRS) The Democratic controlled Illinois House has passed legislation to allocate nearly $3.7 billion dollars for colleges and various human service programs amid criticism from Republicans who called it a pre-primary sham because the state has no money. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget office sent a letter to House lawmakers before the vote saying he opposes…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – The leader of a group operating in South Africa that targeted and stole from hundreds of women across the United States has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in an Illinois federal court. The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that 32-year-old Olayinka Ilumsa Sunmola of Nigeria pleaded guilty to fraud…
(KTRS) A fight is brewing over a Missouri proposal to allow beer-makers to lease coolers to stores to keep ales frosty. The Senate passed the measure 18-14 Thursday, a tight vote and the minimum needed to send it to the House. Sponsor Sen. Eric Schmitt says the bill would help consumers and the beer industry…
(KTRS) The Coast Guard says it is responding to a fuel spill on the Mississippi River near Granite City. Authorities report that the vessel was damaged Thursday while using Lock and Dam 27. The fuel tank holds approximately 20,000 gallons and is reportedly contained inside the lock and dam. The Mississippi River is closed at Lock and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill requiring public employees’ to give permission every year for union dues to be withheld from their paychecks. The House voted 109-49 Thursday to send the legislation to Gov. Jay Nixon. The Senate passed the bill 23-7 earlier this week. The Democratic governor vetoed a similar…
(KTRS) – A bill that would create a statewide prescription drug monitoring program is headed to the Missouri Senate. The margin of victory in the House was closer than similar bill had in previous years. If approved, the bill would create a database to track all Schedule II through IV drugs, that includes many opioid…
(KTRS) – Anheuser-Busch is partnering with a tech company to create an app that can allow beer drinkers to get cash rebates. In states where the app is allowed, customers can get rebates of up to $5 for purchasing AB InBev brands at stores and bars. To use the app customers watch a short video,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lawmakers are considering whether to tax Missouri’s drug dealers. Senator Wayne Wallingford told a Senate panel Thursday that dealers would face an additional charge of tax evasion if they are caught with more than 35 grams of marijuana, a gram of other drugs or a dosage of illegal substances without…