Lake St. Louis News

Missouri will have tougher immigration laws now that Gov. Matt Blunt signed an omnibus immigration bill that received an overwhelming majority of votes in the Missouri General Assembly.

MICHAEL FRIESEN Larry and Barbara Spiers of St. Clair, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Spiers, to Michael Friesen of Lake St.

House Speaker Rod Jetton, once one of the most powerful lawmakers because of his position, has become a political target for fellow Republicans campaigning for office.

The race for Missouri's 9th District congressional seat is crowded with candidates but Thursday the spotlight shone on only two.

By Sharon Stevens -- One day after calling for help from her submerged car, a St.

Shawn Lindsey and April Simpson Flooding closes several St. Charles County roads.

All work now is complete on this project. Traffic has moved to the new westbound Hwy.

O'Fallon Firefighters rescued four people, two adults and two teenagers, from a submerged vehicle on Firma Road after a nearby levee breached Monday morning.

“County residents can control mosquito populations in their own neighborhood by eliminating breeding areas thus reducing the adult mosquito population. This makes the early evening spraying more effective”

St. Charles County - Scores of complaints about mosquitoes are being fielded by the staff of the Department of Community Health and the Environment's Division of Public Health Mosquito Control program. via DOCHE

“Finding a bird infected with the West Nile virus is just nature's warning that we all need to be cautious again this year in proper personal protection against mosquito bites in order to avoid the possibility of infection”

St. Charles County -The Saint Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment, Division of Public Health, received confirmation Wednesday from the State of Missouri Department of Health and ... via DOCHE

“Abortion should be safe, legal and rare and this bill does not support this”

A bill that could change the consent requirements for obtaining an abortion passed through the Missouri House last week. via The Maneater

St. Louis Business Journal - by Matt Allen The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District dismissed the city of O'Fallon, Mo.'s appeal from a summary judgment entered against the city in a lawsuit brought by ... via Bizjournals

“That couldn't be any further from the truth”

I was working on some loose ends over in Columbia today, so I didn't get a chance to head down to the Capitol. via Columbia Tribune

“We're still trying to figure out what the primary and general election will look like.”

A personal loan of $250,000 helped State Rep. Bob Onder take the early money lead in a large field of challengers hoping to succeed Kenny Hulshof in Missouri's 9th Congressional District. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

L. Keeley Construction Co. is building a $4.9 million, 57,000-square-foot retail center in Lake St. via St. Louis Business Journal

“I'm sure we'll either conference or compromise in some way with them to get something done; we just had a strategy, we wanted to have four different bills instead of just one big, omnibus bill”

Submitted by Rance Burger on April 13, 2008 - 11:14am. Missouri legislators continue to debate immigration policies at the capitol.A The House of Representatives passed legislation on to the Missouri Senate ... via KRMS-AM Osage Beach

“I think sanctuary cities are a bad policy in open violation of at least two sections of federal law”

' The state House finalized the content of its omnibus immigration bill Wednesday, a bill that includes stripping state grants from cities with sanctuary policies. via Columbia Missourian

“I fear they won't have an equal opportunity to live the American dream”

UPDATED 2:55 p.m. JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri House gave initial approval to several illegal immigration restrictions today, a week after the Senate approved its own measure to deal with the issue. via STLtoday

St. Charles County - Daniel Binder, 44 , of Lake Saint Louis was charged with several counts of rape Wednesday. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News

“I felt really bad for all these people who are losing everything so I thought it would be good to come out here and help others who could use it”

Clean up continues in Fenton one week after flood waters etched out a destructive path through the downtown area. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV