St. Louis County, MO Â (KTRS) Â Heroin related deaths are increasing at an alarming rate in St. Louis County. That’s according to a report released by the St. Louis County Department of Health, which detailed drug-poisoning deaths in St. Louis County from 2010 through 2014. In 2012, there were 78 heroin deaths in the county. That…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Fantasy sports sites are in favor of an Illinois House plan to regulate contested online sports betting. Boston-based DraftKings and New York-based FanDuel are expected to announce their support of a proposal sponsored by Democratic Rep. Mike Zalewski at the Capitol on Thursday. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an opinion…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Collinsville City Council member is resisting calls from colleagues to step down over her personal use of a municipal credit card while working as the southwestern Illinois city’s clerk. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1Ld9Id1 ) reports that two council members called for Cheryl Brombolich to resign her elected position Monday night.…
( KTRS ) Authorities are looking for a victims vehicle in hopes of finding his killer. Schron Jackson, with the St. Louis police department, reports that police responded to the 4000 block of Bowen, around 3pm Monday afternoon, to a call for an unconscious male. Upon arrival, officers found 51 yr old Ricardo Comparini unconscious…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis police sergeant who won a racial discrimination case over a police academy promotion will be paid the $620,000 he won in a federal lawsuit, plus $172,000 in attorney’s fees. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a federal appeals court has declined to reconsider the case, leaving the city…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court is considering a claim that state senators violated the Sunshine Law by barring some people from taking videos at committee meetings. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Progress Missouri. The liberal group was denied permission to record videos in four Senate committee…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are considering whether to allow concealed weapons on public transit. Republican Sen. Bob Onder told a Senate panel Wednesday that his proposal is about safety. He said public transit can be dangerous, and allowing people to carry concealed guns on buses and trains would deter crime. Mass transit…
(KTRS) – A St. Louis alderman who gained a level of celebrity during the unrest following the shooting of Michael Brown, is working for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in Missouri. The Post-Dispatch reports that Antonio French is serving as Clinton’s deputy communications director in Missouri. French told the paper his role will be to focus on…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The intense winter storm that moved through the St. Louis area is blamed for causing numerous problems. Treacherous driving conditions during the Wednesday morning commute caused accidents roadways in the bi-state area. MODOT and IDOT crews were running on full staff in an effort to clear the roads. High winds also…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Muslim family is seeking a hate crime charge against a St. Louis-area man they say threatened to kill them while they looked at a rental home. St. Louis police said Tuesday they’re investigating the allegations that a 71-year-old man approached the Muslim couple and their four children Sunday and yelled,…