GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) – A tentative contract agreement between U.S. Steel Corp. and the United Steelworkers union won’t prevent the company from temporarily shutting down its Granite City plant. Local union official Dave Dowling tells the Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1mfH9jD ) that the preliminary deal announced Saturday won’t affect the planned idling of the St.…
( KTRS ) Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted clemency to seven people and denied another 247 requests. In a released statement, Rauner’s office says each person who received clemency has been subject to a recent criminal background check. The grantees include two people who were convicted of burglary – including one case from 1978.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri residents soon will no longer be able to use their state driver’s licenses as identification to get into most federal facilities. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent a letter to Missouri stating that its exemption from federal Real ID requirements will come to an end Jan. 10.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 43-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for kidnapping a female Southeast Missouri State University student. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1QMIHyM ) reports that a federal judge in St. Louis sentenced Jeffery M. Lazier on Monday. Lazier previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of…
( KTRS ) A St. Peters Police Officer was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday evening while trying to make an arrest at Mid Rivers Mall. Authorities report that around 10pm Tuesday night, the St. Peters Police Department received a call from Dillard’s security about a stealing in progress. Officers responded to the area and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two small cities in suburban St. Louis have scrapped certain municipal court fees in response to critical state audits. Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released audits of the Foristell and St. Ann courts. Her office found that Foristell, located in St. Charles and Warren counties, assessed a “potentially improper” $100…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A century-old confessional door has been stolen from a historic south St. Louis Catholic church. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1U3WRcs ) that police are investigating the theft of the door, which was stolen on Sunday or Monday from St. Francis de Sales Oratory. The Rev. Canon Andrew Todd, a vicar…
