JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The day after Gov. Eric Greitens advocated increasing education and job training programs for inmates, he signed a budget that cut $1.4 million from Missouri Department of Corrections rehabilitation programs, with most of the reduction coming in education programs. In a June 29 Facebook post, Greitens said programs that help…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Illinois Department of Transportation officials say efforts are underway to make sure traffic keeps moving and roadways are safe during the upcoming solar eclipse. The Carbondale area in southern Illinois is in the path of a total eclipse on Aug. 21. The rest of Illinois will see a partial eclipse. IDOT…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found floating in the Missouri River in St. Charles. Investigators say the discovery was made Saturday afternoon near Frontier Park. There’s no word on how the body ended up in the river. The identity of the victim hasn’t been released.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s lieutenant governor is the only statewide elected official who has accepted gifts so far this year, Missouri Ethics Commission data shows. Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson from southwestern Missouri’s Bolivar has received meals and gifts worth $2,752 in the six months since he took office in January, the St.…
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The rags-to-riches tale of Kurt Warner has taken him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The quarterback who went from grocery store worker to winning two NFL MVP awards and one league title, reinvigorating two moribund franchises along the way, was inducted into the shrine Saturday night. “People say Hollywood couldn’t…