O’Fallon Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Two Young Girls
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) A St. Charles County man is accused of sexually assaulting two young girls. Twenty-year-old Rayshawn Antoine of O’Fallon is charged on several counts, including first-degree statutory rape. Prosecutors allege that Antoine attacked a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl at the O’Fallon Lakes Apartment Complex in recent days. The O’Fallon Police…
Razor Blades Found Hidden On Carts At Missouri Walmart
Festus, MO (KTRS) Police in Festus say that for the second time within days a razor blade has been found hidden in the handlebar of a shopping cart at a Walmart store. This week’s discovery of the blade stuck on the bottom side of a cart handle follows a similar case on Sunday, when a…
Groups Claim Missouri Is Not Following Voter Registration Rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several voter rights advocacy groups say the state of Missouri is not following federal requirements on providing voter registrations. The League of Women Voters of Missouri and four other groups sent a letter Thursday to Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and to Joel Waters, director of the state Department…
Illinois House Approves State Budget, Ends Historic Impasse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House voted Thursday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a budget package, giving the state its first spending blueprint in more than two years and ending the nation’s longest fiscal stalemate since at least the Great Depression. Lawmakers have been meeting in a special session called to deal…
ILL Session Halted During Investigation of Hazardous Substance
SPRINGFIELD, IL (KTRS) Emergency workers wearing protective gear have entered Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office inside the Illinois Capitol after a report of hazardous material that’s prompted authorities to block anyone from entering or exiting the building. The investigation has delayed Thursday’s critical override vote on a package of bills that could end the state’s budget impasse. Springfield…