St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The 19th and final meeting of the Ferguson Commission will be held tonight in north St. Louis. The Commission will discuss the next steps in the design process for an infrastructure for implementation moving forward after the Commission disbands on December 31st. The agenda for the final meeting is available online…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A woman is dead after being shot by police during a stand off in north county over the weekend. Police say the incident began after 61-year-old Sheilah Huck allegedly shot her neighbor late Saturday morning in the 6600 block of Foothills Court. That’s when Huck barricaded herself in her home.…
( KTRS ) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has received the results of water samples collected from the sewage overflow that occurred at the Bridgeton Landfill in October. MSD reports that final test results showed that any pollutants released from the sewage spill did not pose a threat to public health. The sewage overflow…
( KTRS ) The increasing needs of a government without a budget has at least temporarily cut into Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s resolve to stand firm against spending any state money without a spending agreement. The governor compromised last week, allowing Democrats who control the House to approve spending authority for about $3 billion. Most…
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) – Democrat Chris Koster is touting experience as attorney general as he seeks to distinguish himself from four Republicans running for Missouri governor. The Missouri Farm Bureau gubernatorial forum Sunday in Osage Beach was the first time Koster spoke at a question-and-answer session alongside Republicans. Suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Deer hunters statewide are encouraged to allow samples to be taken for chronic wasting disease from adult deer they harvest. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources lists locations serving as CWD sampling stations on its website. The stations are taking samples from entire deer or deer heads through Jan. 17. The…
( KTRS ) A St. Louis County woman is dead after firing shots at police officers who entered her home after she shot a neighbor three times. Sergeant Brian Schellman, with the St. Louis County Police Department reports that 61 yr old Sheilah Huck had been acting irrationally outside her home Saturday before shooting a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Candidates and party insiders say they’re hopeful the Missouri governor’s race will be positive. But tensions recently flared between two Republican candidates, and some political scientists say a four-way Republican primary makes negative campaigning likely. Truman State University political scientist Randy Hagerty says it’s likely to get nasty. Candidates say…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder says thousands of dollars of campaign funds were misspent by former aides and he has referred the matter to the U.S. attorney’s office. Kinder’s gubernatorial campaign released a statement Friday saying that an internal investigation found that former contractors had prepared incorrect reports to the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two Republican Missouri lawmakers want to allow concealed carry of firearms on college campuses. State senators this past week filed legislation to lift the current ban on concealed carry at higher education institutions. A bill filed by GOP Senator Brian Munzlinger, of Williamstown, also includes a provision that would allow…