JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two proposals aimed at adding requirements for voting are moving forward in the Missouri House. Lawmakers in a voice vote Wednesday gave initial approval to a constitutional amendment and a bill aimed at requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. Republicans defeated Democrats’ attempts to add more forms…
The All Lives Matter Act was sponsored by state Representative Mike Moon
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his friend on a Ferguson street in 2013. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 32-year-old Terry Lee Simmons was sentenced in the shooting death of 28-year-old Quinton Luckett. Luckett was fatally shot on Nov. 9, 2013. Prosecutors…
Missouri’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in more than a decade
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) The cause of a three-alarm fire at a Berkeley gas station is being investigated. Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning at the Mobil On The Run after the smell of smoke was detected in the building. The fire quickly spread and fire officials say the weather conditions made this fire difficult to bring…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The following schools are closed due to the first winter storm of the season: Abiding Savior Lutheran School | CLOSED Academy at Day Spring | CLOSED Academy of St. Louis – Chesterfield | CLOSED Academy of the Sacred Heart | CLOSED Affton School District | CLOSED Al Manara Academy | CLOSED…
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon is set to unveil his legislative agenda for his final year as the state’s top executive. Nixon is scheduled to give his last State of the State speech tonight. In it, he will outline his recommended spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. This year’s…
BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ill. (AP) – Belleville Township officials have decided to dissolve the 130-year-old township in an effort to save money. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1T3DLW6 ) reports that board members voted unanimously Tuesday to shut down the township on May 15, 2017. The Belleville City Council still needs to agree to take over the township’s…
( KTRS ) Several Illinois schools will receive more than $20 million in federal grants over the next five years to help improve student performance and ensure students are better prepared for college. State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith says there are five School Improvement Grant winners including the Gordon Bush Elementary in East St. Louis.…