MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has committed an additional $60 million to help lure a federal spy agency considering a relocation from its long-time home near downtown St. Louis. Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday disclosed the new commitment after a private meeting with National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo at the St. Clair County…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop at the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University this morning. Sanders was surrounded by thousands of supporters, mainly millenials at the “A Future To Believe In” rally. Sanders addressed a wide range of issues, including social justice. “How does it happen that unarmed…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump says that he understands that the U.S. is “bound by laws and treaties” and he will not order U.S. military officials to violate or disobey those laws if elected president. Trump said in a statement Friday that he will “use every legal power…to stop these terrorist enemies,” but recognized the…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The court issued a one-sentence order Friday dismissing a challenge by a probate judge and a conservative policy group that wanted the state to bar gay marriage despite the landmark federal decision.…
Under the bill, elected officials would have to dissolve their campaign committee when they register as a lobbyist with the Missouri Ethics Commission
The city expects to announce the new chief by April
The zoo says they polled the community and found that there is overwhelming support for Grant’s Farm to stay in the Busch family
HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) – Four residents in the northeast Missouri town of Hannibal are filing suit, claiming the city’s water supply exposes them to potential carcinogens. The class-action suit was filed Monday. It alleges that the Hannibal Board of Public Works has, for many years, provided unhealthy water. The suit also names the Missouri Department…
(KTRS) – At 10 a.m. Friday, the Cardinals put single-game tickets on sale. The team has also organized more than 40 promotional dates. Giveaways this year include bobbleheads and the popular replica rings and jerseys. Ticket prices start as low as $5 this year.
(KTRS) – For the first time, Harris-Stowe University is sending students to take part in a long-term study abroad program. Early Friday Darius Terrell and Zackary Davis started their trip to Ningbo, China where they will spend the next several months continuing their business studies. Education officials say that only 10 percent of students, nationwide, participate…