JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Legislature has given final approval to legislation that would create a new circuit court in southeast Missouri. The House voted 147-5 Monday to split the court covering Christian and Taney counties and the city of Branson. The Senate approved the measure in January. The bill now heads to Gov.…
( KTRS ) The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been called in by the Macoopin County Sheriff’s Office to investigate skeletal remains and human body parts found in a creek. The discovery was made by children playing in a creek in the 7200 block of Illinois State Route 159 Monday afternoon around…
(KTRS) – A provision in a piece of legislation would keep drivers for ride-hailing companies from paying some taxes, including the St. Louis earning tax. The bill was written to allow the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission to create a statewide standard for services like Uber. The Post-Dispatch reports that a piece of the bill…
(KTRS) – Presidential primaries are approaching in Illinois and Missouri–voters will head to the polls on March 15. There is still time for people to register to vote in both states. Tuesday is the registration deadline in Illinois, and Wednesday is the deadline in Missouri. Missouri and Illinois both feature open presidential primaries, meaning voters…
Columbia, Missouri (KTRS) A suspended University of Missouri assistant professor is once again coming under fire. Over the weekend, the Columbia Missourian posted a video of Melissa Click during a protest at the homecoming parade last fall. The footage shows Click in a confrontation with Columbia Police. She can be seen yelling an obscenity at…
Springfield, IL (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are seeking ways to penalize the use of drones to deliver drugs, cellphones, and other contraband to prison yards after seeing such cases in Ohio, Maryland, and Oklahoma. A proposal by Illinois Republican Senator Tim Bivins would add an extra year of prison time to inmates involved in bringing…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating an overnight murder in north St. Louis. Investigators say a woman was found slumped over the wheel inside of a vehicle near St. Louis Avenue and Prairie early Monday morning. The victim had been shot to death according to police. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s name…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers are considering a measure that’s part of a growing national movement aimed at forcing judges to award equal custody to both divorcing parents. Current state law requires only that judges award “significant, but not necessarily equal” periods of time with a child. Supporters of the bill say that in cases…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A new Illinois law aimed at consolidating local government services will significantly reduce the number of separate emergency dispatch centers in parts of Illinois. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1KP931l ) reports that the law requires counties with at least 250,000 residents to cut by half the number of 911 call centers by…
