OLATHE, Kan. (AP) – A Missouri white supremacist who killed three people at two Kansas Jewish sites last year is about to find out if he will be sentenced to death. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. was convicted in August of capital murder, attempted murder and other charges. The same jury that convicted him after a…
( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it’s taking steps in three areas to “compromise” while the Republican remains deadlocked with legislative Democrats over a budget. Rauner’s office says it has reached an agreement with labor and business unions on proposed unemployment insurance changes. The administration also said it would ease restrictions on who…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Officials of two St. Louis County municipalities say a new state law that caps revenue from traffic tickets played a role in their decision to switch from village to city status. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Sd5r7T ) reports voters approved the status changes last week for Velda Village Hills and Bel-Ridge.…
( KTRS ) The student government president at the University of Missouri is calling new initiatives that aim to address issues of race and discrimination steps “in the right direction.” Missouri Students Association President Payton Head, says he has been hoping for change and is glad to see the ideas put forward Monday by the…
( KTRS ) Missouri football players announced on Twitter over the weekend that they will not participate in team activities until the university president resigns, a move designed to join forces with a black graduate student who is holding a hunger strike. Jonathan Butler has not eaten since last Monday to protest the university’s handling…
( KTRS ) The St. Charles Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that happened Sunday night around 8pm in the 1600 block of Timberlane, near First Capitol Drive. A police spokesperson said several shots were fired at the home, while a child was home alone. Police say the shots were fired from gold or silver…
GALATIA, Ill. (AP) – One of two mines in a southern Illinois community is expected to cease operations by the middle of next year. The Carbondale Southern Illinoisan reports Friday that it’s the American Coal Company’s New Era Mine that’ll close as it reaches the end of its reserves. The other mine in Galatia, New…
( KTRS ) A Mother has been accused of repeatedly poisoning her 9-year-old son for almost a year. Prosecutors in St. Louis County have charged 35-year-old Rachel Kinsella of Meadville with endangering the welfare of a child. Court documents allege investigators found that Kinsella surreptitiously was having her son treated at two hospitals, getting unspecified prescriptions…
( KTRS ) An effort is underway to plant more than 200 trees at the Illinois State Fairgrounds after dozens of trees were killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that the Illinois Green Industry Association to replace the trees, by donating 50 trees each year until 2019. Acting Agriculture Director…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) – Federal prosecutors have handed former Congressman Aaron Schock a second subpoena for financial records, texts and emails as part of a grand jury probe into spending by the Peoria Republican. The new subpoena was disclosed Thursday as prosecutor Timothy Bass appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Sue Myerscough. Bass said it’s…