St. Louis-Area Student Earns Perfect SAT Score
St. Louis County, MO  (KTRS)  A senior at Parkway Central High School earned a perfect score on the SAT college entrance exam. Sharanya Kumar achieved the highest possible score of 2,400. This a score typically accomplished by about 0.02 percent of those who take it. Kumar is applying to universities as an “undecided engineering” major. She…
Illinois gun sales breaking records.
( KTRS ) Recent Illinois gun sales are breaking state records. Illinois State Police did 418,000 background checks on firearm purchasers in 2015 compared with 162,000 a decade earlier. State background checks for December hit a record high for any month at 60,000. The state’s single-day record was broken on November 27th, Black Friday, when background…
Bill to undo merger of state patrols getting mixed reviews
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A measure to reverse the 2011 merger of Missouri’s highway and water patrols is being applauded by some local officials concerned about a drop-off in troopers on the state’s waterways. But it is strongly opposed by Gov. Jay Nixon. Republican Rep. Diane Franklin of Camdenton filed a bill last month…
Missouri lawmakers look to new sources for road funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are looking beyond the usual places for funding road and bridge repairs after they promised to make the issue a priority this session. In two weeks, House Republicans hope to send the Senate a budget that includes $30 million to revive the Missouri Department of Transportation’s cost-sharing system.…
Bystander shot at Metrolink stop
(KTRS) – One person is injured after a shooting at a MetroLink station on North Hanley. Fox 2 reports that the victim is a man who was just waiting for the train when two other people started shooting. The victim is expected to survive and police are searching for the men involved in the shooting.
Illinois lawmakers examine plan to suspend late fees for license plate renewal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers want to suspend late fees for license plate renewals, which have already brought the state $1.2 million this year and frustrated tardy motorists who didn’t get a reminder in the mail. The secretary of state’s office stopped mailing reminders in October as a cost-saving measure because Illinois has gone…
Arrests made connected to fatal shooting on highway
(KTRS) – Two men are in custody connected to the fatal shooting of an Illinois woman on a highway in Hazelwood last weekend. The Post-Dispatch reports that police arrested the two men today but are looking for a third suspect. Emma King Wallace was riding in a vehicle on Interstate 270 near Lindbergh when a…
