( KTRS ) St. Louis police plan to increase their presence at PrideFest events this month in the aftermath of the fatal shootings in Orlando, Florida. Fifty people died in the shooting early Sunday morning. In a statement, organizers of the St. Louis event say PrideFest will go on as planned June 24 through June…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan has canceled a planned session for Wednesday. The Chicago Democrat released a statement Monday that legislative “working groups” continue meeting to discuss a solution to the yearlong budget stalemate. Madigan says both House and Senate members will meet again Tuesday for bipartisan talks on issues crucial to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A women’s basketball player at a university in St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying she was wrongly accused of drug possession and suspended for a year after denying a dean’s sexual advances. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1XTo6wC ) reports that Brittany Jackson filed the lawsuit against Harris-Stowe…
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) – He was a body builder and a security guard, a religious man who attended the local mosque and wanted to become a police officer. Early Sunday, police say 29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando in an attack that left 50 people dead and 53 wounded.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget fight with House Speaker Michael Madigan is well known across Illinois. But the Republican now is seeking to extend the scuffle to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the speaker’s daughter. The Republican repeated a claim last week that the Democratic House speaker and Senate President John Cullerton…
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Holliday and Randal Grichuk homered, and the surging St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with an 8-3 victory Sunday. Holliday and Yadier Molina each had three hits. Mike Leake reverted back to his mastery of Pittsburgh with seven effective innings for the Cardinals, who have won…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities say an hours-long standoff in which a man was holding a hostage in a St. Louis residence has ended, though it is not immediately clear if anyone was harmed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1Ud3QBG ) most nearby residents who had been kept away from their homes were allowed to…
( KTRS ) Missouri Congressman William lacy Clay will be meeting with the new Ferguson Police Chief and local elected officials, for coffee, Monday morning. The Congressman, who requested the Department of Justice investigation into the Ferguson Police Department and Municipal Court will meet with newly appointed Ferguson Police Chief Delrish Moss, at the Starbucks…
( KTRS ) Senior citizens, the blind and those with disabilities will be able to save money and still qualify for Medicaid health care under a new law. Gov. Jay Nixon signed the legislation Thursday. The current limit is $1,000 in assets for an individual and $2,000 for married couples. When fully implemented in 2021,…
CINCINNATI (AP) – Yadier Molina’s bases-loaded single snapped an eighth-inning tie, and the St. Louis Cardinals reached a season high by beating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Thursday night, taking yet another series in their lopsided NL Central rivalry. Molina’s third hit of the game sent St. Louis to its fourth victory in five games.…