Bill Eigel hasn’t been a Missouri senator for months, and he fell short in his two recent runs for governor and chair of the state GOP.
Yet as the Missouri General Assembly speeds toward the midpoint of its most productive legislative session in years, Eigel remains a subject of fascination for the legislature he left behind.
“We lovingly refer to that as the ‘ghost of Bill Eigel in Jefferson City,’” Eigel said with a laugh in a recent interview with The Independent.
Part of it is Eigel’s…
A St. Louis woman has helped write a state bill that would force insurance companies to offer support for people impacted by gun violence just like her.
Tearful residents in Lebanon, Illinois, are expressing outrage over a recent cleaning at College Hill Cemetery that they say went too far, resulting in the removal of gravesite tributes that had remained on some gravesites for years.
A proposal to have Missouri take over control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is one step closer to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk after the state Senate on Monday voted 27-5 in favor of an omnibus crime bill that includes that provision.
The bill, which includes other items such as a requirement to report the immigration status of anyone who commits a Class A misdemeanor or higher, has to technically go back to the House, but people with knowledge of the bill's legislative process told…
A long-standing mascot tradition in Freeburg, Illinois, could soon come to an end, as a new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban school mascots that reference disabilities.
Editor's note: This clip surrounding Alzheimer's is from 2020 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri’s State Capitol dome will glare purple tomorrow, March 11, in recognition of the state’s awareness of Alzheimer’s, Governor Kehoe announced today. Set by the state’s legislature for the second Tuesday in March, Missouri Alzheimer’s Awareness Day, seeks to enlighten those surrounding [...]
Duncan Levin, a former federal and state prosecutor in New York City who’s represented foreign nations in U.S. courts, described Andrew Bailey’s comments as “press release talk.”
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ALTON – The City of Alton is moving forward with a redevelopment agreement with Kyle Hulker to open a new tattoo parlor in Alton. The Alton Committee of the Whole on Monday unanimously approved the redevelopment agreement, sending it to the City Council for final approval this Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The tattoo parlor would be located in a two-story brick building at 629 Ridge St., on the corner of Ridge and 7th Street. Hulker is defined under the agreement as the “developer,” doing business as “Blue Bird Tattoo.” Alderman Raymond Strebel noted the building has been sitting vacant for three years, and while it has the proper zoning classification, it doesn’t have enough on-site parking. Under the agreement, the city would reimburse Hulker for up to 25% of the construction cost for a new concrete parking lot. With the new lot estimated at $40,000, the city’s portion is not to exceed $10,000. Hulker was previously the owner of Alton
The victim, Byron E. Gettis Jr., had multiple gunshot wounds. His father, Byron Gettis Sr., played for the Kansas City Royals in 2004, and has been a local football coach.
A self-regulatory organization for the financial industry is investigating a former Wells Fargo Advisors employee who faces federal felony charges of bank fraud and identity theft in St. Louis.
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