ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police identified the 52-year-old man killed by an officer after a reported fast-food restaurant robbery. Police on Monday named Crayton West was killed during what they said was a Sunday evening armed robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. The 42-year-old officer has not been identified. West was shot…
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago State University says that in March it will run out of money to make payroll as it waits for long overdue state funding. The money for Chicago State and the eight other public universities is being held up by the dispute between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats in the General Assembly…
St. Louis, MO Several shelters are open in response to the area’s frigid temperatures. In the city of St. Louis, transportation to city shelters is available through the Bridge Outreach program at 1610 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103. Sign-up prior to 5:30 p.m.; transportation leaves at 6 p.m. Winter Operations for Monday, January 18, 2016,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A robbery suspect is dead after being shot by a St. Louis police officer at a south city fast food restaurant. Police say the 42-year-old police sergeant was monitoring an MLK event Sunday night when he was notified about a hold up in progress nearby at a KFC restaurant on Grand…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers pushing to change the state’s loose ethics laws next will turn to ways to clamp down on the flow of unlimited gifts from lobbyists to lawmakers. A bill to ban lobbyist gifts to public officials is up for review Tuesday in a House committee. Lobbyists can spend whatever…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Tourism officials in southern Illinois say they’re preparing now because a solar eclipse is expected to draw thousands of visitors on Aug. 21, 2017. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/1llqH0v) that it will be the first total solar eclipse over the United States mainland since 1979. The eclipse is expected to…
( KTRS ) Illinois Secretary of State offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Junior’s birthday. All offices and agency will facilities will re-open for business on Tuesday. People can also visit the secretary of state’s website to find nearby facilities and hours of operation. They may also change addresses, register…
