Police identify suspected jewel thieves

( KTRS ) Two jewelry store robbers accused of stealing more than $13,000 worth of merchandise have been identified by police in Troy, Mo. One suspect, Robert Floyd was already in police custody. His partner, Rayshaun Shaw is still on the run. Authorities say the duo asked to see a set of earrings from the…

Heads Up Drivers! MoDOT To Close I-44 This Weekend

(St. Louis, MO)  —  Drivers heading downtown on a beautiful Fall weekend will encounter some inconveniences. MODOT will completely close I-44 between Kingshighway and Jefferson Avenue starting at 8 o’clock tonight. The weekend ramp closures include the Lafayette and Jefferson Avenue ramps onto I-44 west, the ramps from Vandeventer and Grand onto eastbound-44 and the…

Illinois schools must implement 24 new rules

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State records show schools in Illinois will start the academic year having to comply with at least two dozen new statutes, or mandates from lawmakers. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers says that reports collected by the Illinois State Board of Education show the 24 additional requirements are down slightly…

Condemned inmate requests panel to review clemency

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri death row inmate with a July scheduled execution is asking Gov. Jay Nixon to appoint an independent panel to review his clemency request. Fifty-four-year-old John Middleton is scheduled to die July 16 at the state prison in Bonne Terre. The one-time methamphetamine dealer was convicted in the 1995 drug-related…

IL GOP wants more time for redistricting signatures

Top Illinois Republicans are requesting that the State Board of Elections grant an extension to a group gathering signatures to take the political map-making process away from lawmakers. The group submitted more than 500,000 signatures to the Board of Elections last month. But executive director Rupert Borgsmiller says less than half of a 5 percent…