2nd Springfield lake would be smaller and eco-friendly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Springfield officials are shrinking plans for a second water-supply lake. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports (http://bit.ly/2p7AFJ5 ) the proposed Hunter Lake would pump up to 12 million gallons per day. The maximum capacity in earlier designs was 21 million gallons. Ted Meckes is water division manager for City Water, Light and…
2nd suspect arrested in death of Monica Sykes
( KTRS ) Authorities have apprehend a second suspect in connection with the death of Monica Sykes. Police report that they have arrested Jermaine Benjamin, he is the brother of Ray Ellis who is already in custody and charged with second degree murder. Benjamin has been charged with tampering with physical evidence and is being…
Missouri budgeters plan for reboot, expansion of Amber Alert
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri House and Senate budgeters want to spend $100,000 on the state’s Amber Alert system. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday locked in a House plan to replace and expand the alert system for missing children. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Brown says the company providing the program went bankrupt,…
Missouri House strikes down proposed gas tax hike
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has defeated a proposal to allow voters to decide in 2018 whether to raise gas taxes by nearly 6 cents per gallon to fund improvements to thousands of miles of state highways and hundreds of bridges. Legislators struck down the proposal 51-103 on Wednesday. Supporters say it…
St. Louis City, County sue NFL over Rams’ move to LA; NFL says suit has no basis
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The National Football League says there is “no legitimate basis” for a lawsuit filed over the Rams’ 2016 relocation from St. Louis to Los Angeles. St. Louis City and County have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League over the move of the Rams to Los Angeles, citing violations of relocation…
Missouri Senate approves buyout for homes near Bridgeton, Westlake landfills
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) The Missouri Senate has passed and sent on to the House a buyout program targeting homes near near Bridgeton Landfill and adjacent West Lake Landfill. Cold War-era nuclear waste was buried at these locations in the 1970s. The measure, sponsored by State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal, would allow residents to apply for buyouts…
Senator McCaskill Hosting A Series Of Town Halls In Rural Missouri
Hillsboro, MO (KTRS) Senator Claire McCaskill is on a three-day tour where she’s hosting townhalls in rural Missouri. The Democratic lawmaker kicked off her tour Wednesday morning at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, where she covered a wide range of topics, including opioid abuse, healthcare,farming, and Syria. Although her eight town halls are being held in…