CHICAGO (AP) – A daughter of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is criticizing former President Barack Obama for not granting early release to her father, who’s serving prison time for corruption. In an emotional letter, 20-year-old Amy Blagojevich called Obama “spineless” for not commuting her father’s sentence. Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, posted the letter on her…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is seeking to stop state worker pay until legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner approve a spending plan. A motion by Madigan filed Thursday in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeks to dissolve a preliminary injunction which allowed state workers to be paid during the budget impasse.…
( KTRS ) Authorities say a woman who arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the back, was not the victim but a suspect in an earlier shoot out. At around 4:30 am Thursday morning police say they were called by a 35 yr old man that said he had just been shot…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has passed a right-to-work bill to ban mandatory union fees. Senators voted 21-12 on Thursday to send the bill to the House. House members last week passed an almost-identical bill. Right to work has new momentum with Republican Gov. Eric Greitens’ support. He says he’ll sign it…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Online retail giant Amazon will begin collecting sales tax in Missouri next month. Amazon spokeswoman Jill Kerr told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the online company will start charging Missouri state sales tax Feb. 1. Amazon and its subsidiaries already collect sales tax on merchandise shipped to more than 30 states.…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a woman was grazed by a bullet Thursday night. A report says the incident happened just before 10 pm near Potomac and Spring Ave. The woman was grazed on the left hip and in stable condition. No further details are available at this time.
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Hartford, Conn. (AP) – Law enforcement cellphone tracking devices are coming under scrutiny in at least eight states, with lawmakers introducing proposals ranging from warrant requirements to an outright ban. Legislators are citing privacy and constitutional concerns, including Fourth Amendment search and seizure violations. The eight states include California, Connecticut, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An electrical problem is believed to have caused the fire at a popular restaurant on the Hill. That’s according to fire investigators who say its suspected that the fire Wednesday afternoon at Giovanni’s may have started in the wiring. St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the fire burned through the…
