If signed into law, all employers, private or public, will be required to offer a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave to their employees they can use after 90 days on the job.
In an unusual show of bipartisanship, Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri asked the federal government to perform more testing for radioactive contamination on properties owned by the Hazelwood School District.
(WTVO) โ After several Illinois law enforcement agencies said they won't enforce the new gun ban, Gov. JB Pritzker had a strong response: Comply or hit the road. โAs are all law enforcement all across our state and they will in fact do their job or they wonโt be in their job,โ Pritzker said Tuesday during [...]
ST. LOUIS -- Wednesday is another warm day across the St. Louis region. Highs will be in the 60s, which is well above average for this time of year. The average high is 40. Increasing clouds are expected tonight as the next system approaching the region. Rain and some storms are possible into Thursday morning. [...]
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing an 8.7% pay raise for all state workers โ plus a bonus for some in strenuous jobs โ as a way to offset inflation and discourage employees from leaving for better paying jobs.
The announcement comes after calls for Agape's closure from state officials and former students and several criminal cases against former school staff.
LASALLE, Ill. โ Residents near a northern Illinois chemical plant were told to shelter in place after a possible explosion Wednesday morning. After the fire began just after 9 a.m. at Carus Chemical, located at 1500 8th Street, officials sent an emergency alert urging people who live in the city's third and fourth wards to shelter [...]
LaSalle County Sheriff Adam C. Diss and Knox County Sheriff Jack C. Harlan, Jr. announced that they do not plan to enforce the newly enacted assault weapons ban, according to identical letters released Wednesday.