ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has signed into law the so-called Blue Alert bill. The signing took place at the St. Louis Municipal Police Academy. The governor was flanked by members of local police departments who were injured in the line of duty … including former Ballwin Police Officer Michael Flamion, paralyzed when he was…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) The cause of a fire that destroyed a tire shop in East St. Louis is under investigation. Firefighters were called to Classic Tire Shop in the 1600 block of State Street around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. One person was sleeping inside the building and had to be rescued, according to investigators.…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) The death of an infant in Wentzville is being investigated. Police say the 3-month-old child was found unresponsive at a babysitter’s home in the 300 block of Aspen Creek Wednesday morning. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. The child’s name hasn’t been released.
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Jersey County is suing pharmaceutical companies, alleging the prescription painkiller epidemic is worse due to deceptive marketing. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the Jersey County lawsuit was filed against the makers of opioids, including OxyContin, Dilaudid, Opana, Percocet and others. This is at least the second opioid lawsuit to be filed by…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Gander Mountain is coming to O’Fallon, Missouri – that’s according to investor and Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis. On his Twitter feed, Lemonis confirmed an O’Fallon, Missouri, Gander Mountain is planned and that the Gander Mountain stores in Chesterfield, Fenton and O’Fallon, Illinois will stay open. Camping World bought Gander Mountain this year…
SPRINGFIELD (AP) The Illinois House has adjourned and scheduled a Thursday session consider an override of a budget-deal veto. The fate of the nation’s longest-running state budget crisis since at least the Great Depression rests with the House, which lacked a quorum for action Wednesday. Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday vetoed a package of legislation that…