SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved rate a decrease for ComEd and rates increase for Ameren Illinois. ComEd says the lowered delivery rate announced Wednesday is the result of efficiencies generated from the ongoing rollout of its smart grid. The rate decrease is expected to mean the average residential customer should…
SPARTA, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri police chief has resigned after killing a caged pit bull so he could respond to a car crash. Sparta Mayor Mike Younker says Police Chief Andrew Spencer submitted his resignation. The Springfield News-Leader that Spencer was placed on administrative leave in late November. A police report says a…
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Macon, MO (KTVI) The FBI is investigating after being notified of a large quantity of pre-paid cellphones purchased at three Walmart stores in Missouri in the past week. Fox 2 reports the purchases were made at Walmart stores in Macon, Columbia, and Lebanon. Law enforcement agencies report cellphones are potential tools in the hands of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – The family of a man who died while in St. Louis police custody is disputing the police version of what happened, but a medical examiner’s report supports the police version of events. Investigators say 27-year-old Nicholas Gilbert died Tuesday night after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him…
( KTRS ) The Chesterfield Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing elderly man. 78 yr old Ronald Livingston was last seen driving away from his dentists office, located on Woodlake Drive, around 3:00 pm Wednesday afternoon. Livingston, is described as a white male, 5’9″, around 180 lbs, with gray hair,…
( KTRS ) Illinois officials say the state’s first medical marijuana patients have purchased just over $800,000 worth of cannabis during the program’s first month. The numbers indicate Illinois has collected roughly $56,550 in taxes from wholesale sales of medical marijuana during the month. Marijuana wholesalers pay a 7 percent tax to the state. Program…
( KTRS ) The family of a St. Louis jail inmate who died in custody is disputing the police version of what happened. Police say 27-year-old Nicholas Gilbert died Tuesday evening after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him from hanging himself in a holdover cell. Police Chief Sam Dotson says Gilbert hit…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan says the state’s income tax should be restored to the 5 percent level it was at until January. The Chicago Democrat told a City Club of Chicago crowd that the state’s multibillion-dollar deficit demands a tax hike. A four-year, temporary increase from 3 percent to 5 percent…
