JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri House members have given initial approval to a prescription drug monitoring program. Lawmakers debated the legislation Tuesday after House leadership spent about three weeks trying to smooth over disagreements between Republicans. It was approved 91-68. A monitoring system is aimed at informing doctors and pharmacists when similar prescriptions were…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri measure would create a panel aimed at finding ways to address concerns about the University of Missouri. Columbia Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer proposed a resolution Tuesday to establish a commission to review the university and suggest changes. The measure notes that if the university doesn’t follow recommendations, lawmakers…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers want to hold additional hearings to discuss how to proceed with a pair of similar bills aiming to deal with the state’s pension debt. The state House Personnel and Pensions Committee held its first meeting Monday on the two proposals. Members of the committee said more hearings needed to…
Dutzow, MO (KTRS) The search for a missing St. Charles County woman is over. Police say the body of Amanda Sue Ford of Augusta was found in her Jeep Monday afternoon. The vehicle was discovered on its roof in a ravine off Highway 94 near Dutzow. Ford went missing on Saturday. This was the day before…
Richmond Heights, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought in connection with a Richmond Heights bank robbery. Police say a man held up Pulaski Bank on 6510 Clayton Road Monday afternoon. After entering the bank, the suspect handed a note to the teller demanding money and implying he had a gun. After receiving money from the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials have delayed for a second time a cost-saving policy capping overtime pay for home health care aides. The Department of Human Services told The Associated Press on Monday another grace period will allow officials to negotiate and clarify conditions with the union that represents 25,000 home workers. Thousands of…
CHICAGO (AP) – In the run up to Super Tuesday’s primaries and Illinois’ March 15 primary, Governor Bruce Rauner says he is staying out of presidential politics. Rauner said yesterday when questioned by reporters that there are challenges in Illinois and he is focused on those challenges 24 hours a day. Rauner said that despite…
( KTRS ) Two men have pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting during a robbery at a St. Louis bar frequented by police officers. Derreaun Davis, 21, and Corey Wade, 30, both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 31 other charges on Monday. Authorities say Davis, Wade and another man attempted to rob Pooh’s Corner…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Belleville woman who pleaded guilty to lying about a terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis returns to court for sentencing on fraud charges. Thirty-two-year-old Alissa Jackson was a married mother of five when she was charged in June 2014 with bilking thousands of dollars in donations, free food and a donated minivan…
( KTRS ) Authorities have canceled the search for missing person, after her body was found. Late Monday evening a Jeep, matching Amanda Sue Ford’s, was found in ravine off Highway 94 near Dutzow in St. Charles County. Ford had been missing since Saturday around 11 pm. A Facebook page had been set up to…