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Voters prepare for Election Day across the bi-state
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ST. LOUIS – Voters across the bi-state will head to the polls Tuesday, April 4, to voice opinions on a variety of issues and candidates.
Monday is the last day to cast a no-excuse in-person absentee ballot at a location designated by election authorities in Missouri. It’s also the last day for early voting in Illinois. Locals are urged to check with their municipalities due to some cities’ early voting e ding last Friday. Tuesday is election day.
Polling places across the bi-state will open at 6:00 a.m., and close at 7:00 p.m. If you’re in line before 7:00 p.m., you’ll still be allowed to vote.
There are hundreds of items on the ballot across the bi-state. Tuesday’s vote will determine Missouri marijuana taxes, the makeup of school boards, and the fate of a lot of candidates.
Voter’s guide: April 4 Municipal Election in Missouri and Illinois
In St. Louis City, voters will choose aldermen in the newly redrawn wards. Redistricting has cut the number of wards in half from 28 to 14.
People in dozens of cities and counties are voting on recreational marijuana taxes. The legalization of adult-use cannabis this year allowed cities and counties to tax it. This is Proposition M in St. Louis County, and Proposition 3 on St. Charles County ballots.
The amendment to legalize marijuana in Missouri placed a 6% state sales tax on purchases and authorized local governments to add a 3% sales tax. It’s up to voters to decide if the additional tax will be added to sales.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has shared that it would generate more than $3 million a year for county parks, police, and roads.
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You can learn about what’s on the ballot, where to vote, and more on Fox2Now.com and the voter’s guide.
It’s also election day Tuesday in St. Charles.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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