( KTRS /KTVI) Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal fire that claimed the lives of two parents and their 11-month-old daughter. The family was found dead after a fire early Sunday morning in north St. Louis. The fire broke out around 4:40am Sunday morning in the 4000 block of Elmbank. Firefighters report that the house…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to amend the state Constitution to allow lawmakers to add voter-identification requirements. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon announced Monday he’s placing the proposal on the general election ballot. That ballot also will ask voters to pick the next president and Missouri governor. At issue are…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ top corrections official says an overhaul has begun of prison mental health programs following a settlement in a class-action lawsuit. Illinois Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin tells The (Bloomington) Pantagraph (http://bit.ly/1XK6Fgi) he wants the state to be a national model. Baldwin says Gov. Bruce Rauner is committed to making…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Blues are sticking with goalie Jake Allen in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the San Jose Sharks. Coach Ken Hitchcock kept quiet about other potential roster issues. Allen was strong in Game 4 in his first start of the postseason, making 31 saves in a 6-3…
BERLIN (AP) – German drug and chemicals company Bayer AG says it has made a $62 billion offer to buy U.S.-based crops and seeds specialist Monsanto Company. Bayer said Monday that the all-cash offer values Monsanto shares at $122 each. It said in a statement that the acquisition “would be a compelling opportunity to create…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature this year passed tax breaks for goods and services ranging from wheelchairs to yoga classes. That might mean a showdown with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, whose administration says the tax breaks could lead to an $80 million hole in the state budget. Legislative researchers put the price…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Carmen Valero-Aracama already had one advanced degree. She got another one for the simple reason that she wants a better understanding of her child. Valero-Aracama earned a doctorate in horticulture years ago. This week, she was among 3,000 students who graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, earning a doctorate in audiology.…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure allowing the state to regulate daily fantasy sports games. Legislators sent the bill to Gov. Nixon yesterday, he had called upon them to regulate and tax the games in his State of the State address. The measure would limit daily fantasy sports to those at least…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Matt Holliday homered twice in two innings off Jered Weaver, Matt Carpenter homered as well and the St. Louis Cardinals held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-10 on Thursday night and complete a three-game sweep. Holliday matched his career high with four hits to pace an…
( KTRS ) Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation to expand access to the state’s A+ college scholarship to private school graduates. The legislation would allow private schools to apply to the state to participate in the program. Students who meet grade-point average, volunteer and attendance requirements can receive a scholarship for two years of community…