SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Amtrak says that its passenger numbers in Illinois fell to about 1.3 million in the latest fiscal year, or a decline of about 4 percent. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports (http://bit.ly/1NXLsGO) that the passenger rail service attributes the drop to low gasoline prices and high-speed rail construction between Chicago and St.…
( KTRS ) Charges have been filed against a 23 yr old man for shooting at a Police officer, after a traffic stop went bad. Authorities report that Nathaniel Anderson has been charged with two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, two counts of Armed Criminal Action and two counts of Resisting Arrest. Last…
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A longtime Missouri elected official who was convicted of swindling an elderly woman out of more than $80,000 says he plans to keep his job after being sentenced to two seven-year prison terms. Perry County Coroner Herbert Miller’s sentence was suspended Friday and he was placed on five years of probation.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Planned Parenthood branch is refusing to give records related to abortions to the Republican-led state Senate. Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri told The Associated Press Friday it won’t provide a Senate committee with abortion procedure documents. A Planned Parenthood lawyer in a letter…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis homicide detectives are investigating after two people were shot on the parking lot of a community center on the city’s north side. The shooting happened Friday afternoon during a memorial service at New Northside Conference Center. Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson says one of victims died and the other was…
(KTRS) – The Missouri Senator behind a bill that imposed a 72-hour waiting people before a woman can get an abortion, is proposing new restrictions on the procedure. State Senator David Sater is proposing a bill that would prevent abortions solely because a test indicated the baby has or could develop Down syndrome. His bill…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking public records in Missouri on behalf of the research director for the group Show-Me Cannabis. The News Tribune reports that the lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of Aaron Malin against Cole County prosecutor Mark Richardson. Malin asked Richardson’s office…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  The co-chairs of the Ferguson Commission are being recognized. During a ceremony Thursday night at the Forest Park Visitor Center, Rich MCClure and Reverend Starsky Wilson were presented with the prestigious 2015 St. Louis Award for their leadership roles with the Ferguson Commission.  McClure and Wilson were selected as  result of…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination will be in St. Louis tonight. Hillary Clinton will speak at the Union Hall for Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 in south St. Louis. Clinton will discuss her economic plan during the event. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Â The public is invited…
