( KTRS ) A 35-year-old man accused of being involved in a 2014 home invasion that led to a man’s death has been convicted of second-degree murder. Cortez McClinton was also convicted of kidnapping, burglary and armed criminal action. Prosecutors say McClinton and 31-year-old Terrell Johnson attempted to enter a home in the Bevo Mill…
( KTRS ) Two proposals aimed at requiring Missourians to show photo ID before voting are heading to the Senate floor. Senators voted 8-2 Monday along party lines to advance a bill and a constitutional amendment out of committee. Both measures have already passed the House, though the constitutional amendment would need voter approval. Critics…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Republican-led Missouri Senate for the first time in years debated a bill to repeal the state’s death penalty, though the measure is unlikely to advance. A bipartisan group of lawmakers to implored their colleagues Monday to end capital punishment. Missouri has executed 18 killers in the last two years. Republican…
(KTRS) – Missouri-American Water company customers could be facing higher bills. The utility is asking the Missouri Public Service Commission to approve a roughly 10-percent rate hike. The company says the need the extra money for water and sewer system improvements. There are a trio of public meetings on the rate hike request–one Monday at…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it has reached an agreement with the governor’s office to reopen the state museum by charging admission and closing two branches to save money. The announcement Monday comes three days after Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected legislation to reopen the museum. Rauner used his veto…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A higher-education accrediting agency says the state budget impasse could have “significant” consequences for the public colleges and universities in Illinois. The Champaign News-Gazette reports that the Higher Learning Commission, the regional accrediting agency for 19 states including Illinois, issued a warning to Governor Bruce Rauner and members of the General…
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St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Federal agents say security cameras helped lead to the arrest of an accused serial arsonist in south St. Louis. Forty-seven-year-old Michael Naro is facing four felony counts of second-degree arson. Police say Naro used road flares to set garages and trash bins on fire in his neighborhood. Security cameras set up…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The owner of two southern Illinois coal mines says it’s cutting more than 200 jobs at those locations as well as additional positions at a Kentucky mine. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1QlAzzV ) reports that Alliance Resource Partners LP announced the layoffs at its Hamilton and White County coal mines on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Efforts to overhaul Illinois’ school funding formula again face long odds in the spring legislative session, despite calls to address the matter urgently. Many lawmakers say it will be tough to get support to fix the formula because current proposals call for some districts to lose money. They also point out…