SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says his moratorium attempting to block Syrian refugees from resettling in Illinois is simply a request for the Obama administration to “take a deep breath” and tighten the review process to make sure Washington shares necessary information with the states. Refugee-resettlement groups say Rauner has no authority to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A long-awaited extension of Grant’s Trail near St. Louis is moving ahead, with the promise of what will become a continuous 17-mile route for bicyclists, walkers and runners. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that adding two new miles to the trail, linking it to the River Des Peres Greenway, will cost…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis woman whose son suffocated after authorities say she drunkenly took him to bed with her is accused of misdemeanor child endangerment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 30-year-old Connie Lynn Novak of Overland is charged in connection with the August death of 10-week-old Jayce Novak. Authorities say the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some University of Missouri students are expressing frustration with the campus chancellor after a Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic stopped performing abortions. Mizzou for Planned Parenthood organizer Dina van der Zalm says a Wednesday meeting with interim Chancellor Hank Foley to talk about how the school could help the clinic was…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri Alumni Association is responding to requests and forming a Black Alumni Network. The announcement follows the recent resignation of University System President Tim Wolfe after weeks of student protests over the racial climate on campus. Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin also resigned. Chelsea Drake Marks, a 2012…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  St. Louis’ annual Thanksgiving Day parade is back. Last year’s parade was canceled due to the area’s civil unrest. The  The 2015 Ameren Missouri Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to kick off  Thursday at 8:45 a.m. at 7th and Market streets  in downtown St. Louis. The parade is in its 31st…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  St. Louis Rams’ wide receiver Stedman Bailey is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday after being shot. The NFL reports that Bailey was shot in Miami Gardens, Florida Tuesday night while sitting in a car with family. According to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, someone pulled up and started shooting, per a source informed…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – The Martin Luther King Bridge connecting East St. Louis to St. Louis is set to reopen after being closed for construction. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the bridge crossing the Mississippi River is scheduled to reopen to traffic the week of Dec. 21. The bridge has been closed since…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Officials in a southwest Illinois community have decided to allow up to 75 residents to keep chickens within city limits. The Collinsville City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve an ordinance allowing chickens in residential districts. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the Collinsville Planning Commission and Mayor John Miller initially…
