JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A citizen panel is recommending raises for Missouri elected officials. The Citizens’ Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials this month released a report calling for 8 percent raises in both fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for the governor and other statewide elected officials. The panel also recommended raises of roughly…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump’s team says he is receiving formal intelligence briefing three times a week. Spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump is also meeting daily with incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn to be briefed on intelligence matters. Trump has challenged the necessity of a daily intelligence briefing, telling Fox News Sunday in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A judge has thrown out an executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government. Judge Todd Hernandez ruled Wednesday that Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ anti-discrimination order is unconstitutional. The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Governor-elect Eric Greitens is calling for former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves to lead the Missouri Republican Party. Greitens announced his support for Graves as chairman of the Missouri G-O-P late Tuesday. While the governor-elect can endorse a slate of leadership for the state party, it’s up to the Republican State Committee…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A homeless man is facing charges with dealing the synthetic drug known as K2 in downtown St. Louis. Fifty-six-year-old John Darryel White has been charged with a felony count of delivery or manufacture of an imitation controlled substance. Last month hundreds of people, mostly the homeless, had overdosed on K2.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Attorney General Lisa Madigan is encouraging Illinoisans to research what charities they donate to this holiday season. Madigan says it’s important to find out about an organization before donations are made “to ensure your contribution will be used to further the charitable mission you want to support.” Under state law charitable…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Boeing Co. will move the headquarters for its defense unit from St. Louis to the Washington, D.C., area. The move announced Tuesday by Chicago-based Boeing affects about a dozen top executives and some support staff. It will not impact the day-to-day operations for defense workers in St. Louis. A Boeing spokesman…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Transportation officials in Illinois are testing drones for bridge inspections and other potential uses. The Illinois Department of Transportation said in a news release Tuesday it has purchased two drones. The department is exploring how drones might improve mapping or document progress in work zones. Transportation officials say live-streaming video from…
( KTRS ) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway will be in St. Louis today, visiting with County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch. The two will be meeting to discuss a “bipartisan effort to increase penalties for government officials who steal public dollars.” Also up for discussion, is legislation to provide additional tools for law enforcement when public…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for breaking into a home and kidnapping a 10-year-old girl who was sleeping on a couch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 19-year-old John Classen of O’Fallon was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty in October to kidnapping,…