CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A trial is underway in suburban St. Louis in the case of a mother accused of poisoning her 9-year-old son for almost a year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 36-year-old Rachel Kinsella’s St. Louis County trial on charges of first-degree assault and child endangerment began Tuesday. A prosecutor, Sheila Whirley, told…
( KTRS ) Police in North County are investigating a fatal hit and run incident. Authorities say a male victim was found on the pavement after being struck near the intersection of N. Lindbergh and Mondoubleau Lane around 8:10 pm Wednesday night. Investigation has revealed that the man was struck and that the vehicle immediately…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has unveiled a broad-based cybersecurity plan. The Republican announced the framework Tuesday. He says cybersecurity is one of the most pressing issues facing the nation and Illinois. The plan outlines goals to protect state information systems. But it covers only executive branch agencies directly. It wouldn’t have…
( KTRS ) A man was shot in the business district on Cherokee Street last night. Police say the man was shot about 8:30 p.m. near Cherokee Street and California Avenue. Officers found the man conscious and breathing, he was taken to a hospital for treatment. The man was apparently the target of a robbery, but…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois native who flew planes in Southeast Asia more than 75 years ago has been buried alongside his parents in Carbondale. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that three A-10 Warthog jets flew in formation Tuesday morning above Oakland Cemetery to pay tribute to Maax Curtis Hammer Jr. The fighter…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Unemployment in Missouri has dropped again. Data released Tuesday by the Missouri Department of Economic Development show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent in February compared to 4.2 percent in January. The unemployment rate has fallen slightly in Missouri each of the past six months. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A renewable energy company is again facing opposition as it seeks one of the final pieces of regulatory approval needed to carry wind power from the nation’s heartland to the east. Missouri utility regulators began hearing testimony Monday on a request from Clean Line Energy to build a high-voltage transmission…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A new report shows that withheld funding and lack of follow-through effectively killed a program aimed at allowing Missouri residents receiving child support to accept wage hikes without losing state assistance. The Springfield News-Leader reports the Hand-up Program was approved in 2012 to help lessen the so-called cliff effect of…
( KTRS ) City officials and those who support bringing a Major League Soccer team to St. Louis will be meeting later today. A press conference/ announcement is being held a the Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis to unveil the ‘Community Benefits Agreement’ between the MLS Group and City of St. Louis.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Supreme Court won’t immediately consider Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s appeal of a circuit court ruling that state workers must be paid during the state budget impasse. Justices on Monday denied Madigan’s request to bypass the appellate court and take the matter directly to the Supreme Court. Madigan argues the…