SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The top Republican in the Illinois House says there is room to compromise with Democrats on the conservative agenda Gov. Bruce Rauner Is pushing. Jim Durkin is a Republican from Western Springs. On Monday, he told a meeting of the City Club in Chicago that he wants Democrats who control the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Democratic lawmaker wants to remove an exemption in Missouri’s laws allowing some union members to avoid registering as lobbyists. Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis on Monday compared his bill to other ethics legislation that would restrict lobbyists’ interactions with lawmakers. He told a House committee it’s wrong to carve out…
ST. JAMES, Mo. (AP) – A southern Missouri sheriff says remains have been found along a creek where a 13-year-old boy was last seen in July. Phelps County Sheriff Richard Lisenbe said Monday that tests are being conducted on the remains, but it’s unclear if they belong to Johnathan Shay, who was reported missing July…
( KTRS ) Candidates are set to officially enter the races for Missouri governor, U.S. Senate and other elected positions. Candidate filing starts today at the secretary of state’s office in Jefferson City and runs through March 29. Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is expected to file for re-election and face a challenge from Democratic…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are debating how to balance the public’s right to access police body camera footage with individuals’ right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson spoke before a House panel Monday, saying that body camera and dashboard camera footage should be closed to the public if it shows a place where people expect privacy,…
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CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has broken with fellow Republicans by saying he “looks forward” to President Barack Obama nominating a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In a Chicago Sun-Times column posted Monday, Kirk says the constitution gives the president – Republican or Democrat – the right to send a nominee…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The cause of an accident involving an Amtrak train in south county is being investigated. Authorities say a train and a vehicle collided around 6 a.m. Monday, just south of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Two people were taken to the hospital. Their injuries aren’t said to be life threatening.
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