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…
Nixon is also encouraging private companies to examine their own pay practices
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A suspect is in custody for the theft of an entire log cabin – piece by piece. St. Louis County prosecutors on Friday charged 54-year-old Gregory Cole of Wentzville with one count of stealing over $25,000. He is jailed on $40,000 bond and does not yet have an attorney. The cabin…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation aimed at lowering the cost of unemployment insurance. The bill signed Friday was a compromise between business groups and labor unions. It tightens the definition of “misconduct” used to disqualify laid-off workers from receiving unemployment benefits. Under current law misconduct must be shown to…
(KTRS) – A nearly century-old St. Louis bank is changing hands. Pulaski Bank, which was founded in 1922, is being purchased by First Busey Corporation out of Champaign, Illinois. Pulaski is the sixth largest commercial bank in St. Louis. The deal is expected to close in the first half of next year.
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) A group of Ferguson residents is urging transparency from city officials who are negotiating with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve policing practices criticized in a department report earlier this year. The residents are part of a group called the Ferguson Collaborative. The group sent formal letters to city officials Tuesday, requesting…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A federal agency plans to study radiological contamination at a north St. Louis County creek that some residents are concerned may be linked to several cases of cancer. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry plans to gather information on contamination at Coldwater Creek for the next 18 to…
