( KTRS ) The Illinois Department of Labor is carrying out routine inspections of rides and attractions from now through the end of Illinois State Fair. Inspections at fairgrounds and theme parks has gained national attention recently after a 10 yr old boy while riding the worlds largest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas. The agency…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Revenue Director Nia Ray is stepping down to take the same job in Oregon. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday picked Ray to lead the state’s revenue department starting Oct. 10 if she is confirmed by the Oregon Senate in September. Ray is set to replace Oregon Interim Revenue…
( KTRS ) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is getting help from the National Rifle Association as he campaigns for re-election. Leaders of the powerful gun rights group will be joining Sen. Blunt at campaign stops today, through out the state. The NRA’s political action committee says it has endorsed Blunt because of his “strong record…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A spokesman for the city of Ferguson says it appears the driver who struck a protester at an event marking the second anniversary of Michael Brown’s death did not do so intentionally. Spokesman Jeff Small tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the driver who hit a man standing in the road Tuesday…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster is backing a proposal to re-impose campaign contribution limits in Missouri. Koster announced his support Tuesday for a ballot initiative that would limit donations to $2,600 for candidates and $25,000 for political parties per election. The proposed constitutional amendment was approved Tuesday to appear on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A $20 million federal lawsuit filed on behalf of four people arrested during protests following the death of Michael Brown accuses the city of Ferguson and its attorneys of constitutional violations and malicious prosecution. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday, on the two-year anniversary of Brown’s fatal shooting by an officer. It…
( KTRS ) Shots rang out last night during a protest in Ferguson marking the second anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Authorities report a car sped through a group of protesters who were blocking a street. One man, at the scene, was struck so hard that he flew into the air. As the car drove…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The State Historical Society of Missouri has revealed conceptual drawings of a planned $35 million research center and museum. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the three-story Center for Missouri Studies will house museum galleries on the first floor and collections of manuscripts and newspapers set aside for researchers on the…
The closed Union station in downtown St. Louis will soon be getting a huge makeover. The St. Louis Post dispatch reports that a developer is planning on spending $45 million to turn the failed mall into an aquarium. Officials with ‘Lodging Hospitality Management’, owner of the downtown landmark, say construction will hopefully begin this fall…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A new fire station is set to open next month on the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University. Edwardsville Fire Chief Rick Welle tells the Belleville News-Democrat the facility is framed and construction is nearly complete. The $3.8 million fire station will serve the campus and the city’s growing west side.…