Another scam to alert you to. Ameren wants customers to be wary of a scam spreading through utility customers.
Customers are being contacted regarding a ficticious federal program that applies credits to your utility bills up to $1500. The criminals ask for your social security number to apply the credit to your account. Ameren tells all customers who are contacted by someone requesting information of payment on one of their accounts to hang up and call customer service.
The Better Business Bureau is responded to complaints for the same scam in several states.
Illinois lawmakers managed to solve a crisis with childcare in the state.
Last month, childcare providers received notice that the fund for subsidized daycare had run out of money and they would not be getting their payments. Today, money was funneled to into the Child Care Assistance Program fund. Over 40,000 facilities and 80,000 low-income families rely on the fund for support.
Monthly payments will be restored immediately and reimbursements issued for payments last month.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) - The Missouri Senate has voted to authorize new tax credits to attract amateur sporting events to the state.
The measure, approved in a 28-3 vote Wednesday, would also cap the amount of tax credits available to refurbish historical buildings at $75 million. The state currently authorizes $110 million each year on such incentives.
Several senators hailed the legislation as a compromise between those who want to expand or limit the state's tax incentives.
The tax credit deal was tacked onto legislation imposing new requirements on state economic development officials who screen businesses requesting financial incentives. The full measure now goes back to the House, which can accept the Senate's changes or send the bill to negotiations between the two chambers.
Fatalities caused by distracted driving are on the rise and representatives from Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Missouri Highway Patrol are speaking out about the consequences.
According to Captain Ron Johnson with the Missouri Highway Patrol, over 160 deaths in Missouri could be attributed to distracted driving in 2011.
Lori Popejoy lost her 16-year-old son Adam in 2002. She hopes drivers are more aware of their actions behind the wheel.
"Pay attention," Popejoy said. "Life matters and it can change in a second."
Douglas Schuerer, a surgeon at Washington University, says texting and driving can cause a person to react eight times slower than a person with a .08 blood alcohol level.
According to Captain Ron Johnson with the Missouri Highway Patrol, over 160 deaths in Missouri could be attributed to distracted driving in 2011.
Lori Popejoy lost her 16-year-old son Adam in 2002. She hopes drivers are more aware of their actions behind the wheel.
"Pay attention," Popejoy said. "Life matters and it can change in a second."
Douglas Schuerer, a surgeon at Washington University, says texting and driving can cause a person to react eight times slower than a person with a .08 blood alcohol level.
A group of four men are suspected of string of robberies Crestwood and Shrewsbury.
Today, police released pictures of the suspects from a robbery last week at a south county Kmart. The suspects walked up to a woman in the store's parking lot on Lemay Ferry, pulled a gun at her, and took her purse. The suspects are four black men around 20 years old and drove off in a green Chevy Impala.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers.
The battle over where to house the city's homeless population has shifted to Vandeventer and I-44.
Reverend Larry Rice officially opened Integrity Village Wednesday afternoon with a prayer ceremony underneath a newly-erected tent.
Rice also thanked a group of Washington University students who took it upon themselves to set up a portable steel dwelling.
Elaine Armstong is looking forward to making Integrity Village her home.
"They're going to provide water, food, and Porta Potties," Armstrong said. "So it's just like having a home except I don't have a key."
St. Louis Public Safety Director Eddie Roth has repeatedly said the city will not allow the camps to remain.
Reverend Larry Rice officially opened Integrity Village Wednesday afternoon with a prayer ceremony underneath a newly-erected tent.
Rice also thanked a group of Washington University students who took it upon themselves to set up a portable steel dwelling.
Elaine Armstong is looking forward to making Integrity Village her home.
"They're going to provide water, food, and Porta Potties," Armstrong said. "So it's just like having a home except I don't have a key."
St. Louis Public Safety Director Eddie Roth has repeatedly said the city will not allow the camps to remain.
Someone else hit the jackpot in Red Bud, Illinois, today...it just wasn't legal this time.
The FBI and police are looking for two men who held up the Chester National Bank on Main Street earlier this afternoon.
No one was hurt in the robbery and we do not know how much money the men escaped with.
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The Alton man who murdered a 77-year-old man in 2011, will face over 40 years in prison.
Ray Slack was found guilty of first degree murder and armed robbery for killing Robert Garrett with the base of a cement birdbath. Slack faces 40 years for the murder charge and an additional seven for the armed robbery.
The dispute originated over Garrett's refusal to lend money to Slack.
Police fire at a man who pointed a gun at them, but missed the suspect.
It was originally reported that the 19-year-old man had been shot in the hand by officers, but we have since learned that the man cut his hands while police chased him. Police approached the man shortly after midnight in north St. Louis last night.
He started to run away when he dropped a gun, he picked up the weapon and pointed it at officers. That is when they fired at him and missed.
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St. Louis County police swat team were called into action in North County after shots were fired earlier this morning. The tactical team abandoned their stakeout around 6:30am Wednesday. The suspects remain at large.
Earlier, shots had been fired into an occupied home on Wheaton around 1:45am Wednesday. No one was hurt. Police were reportedly after two suspects whom they believed were holed up inside a vacant home off Old Hanley Road near Meridian. Police had been using a bullhorn to communicate with the suspects inside.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) - The Missouri Senate has voted to authorize new tax credits to attract amateur sporting events to the state. The measure, approved in a 28-3 vote Wednesda...
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A group of four men are suspected of string of robberies Crestwood and Shrewsbury. Today, police released pictures of the suspects from a robbery last week at a south county Kmart...
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The battle over where to house the city's homeless population has shifted to Vandeventer and I-44. Reverend Larry Rice officially opened Integrity Village Wednesday afternoon w...
Bank robbery in Red Bud, IL
Someone else hit the jackpot in Red Bud, Illinois, today...it just wasn't legal this time. The FBI and police are looking for two men who held up the Chester National Bank on Main...
Alton man sentenced to 40+ years for 2011 murder
The Alton man who murdered a 77-year-old man in 2011, will face over 40 years in prison. Ray Slack was found guilty of first degree murder and armed robbery for killing Robert Gar...
Police fire at suspect in North St. Louis, but miss
Police fire at a man who pointed a gun at them, but missed the suspect. It was originally reported that the 19-year-old man had been shot in the hand by officers, but we have sinc...
