Authorities investigating larceny at Gordmans in Gravois Bluff
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after a thief, trying to rob a Gordmans, was able to escape police. Tuesday afternoon around 2:30pm, officers from the Fenton Precinct responded to a call for a larceny in progress at Gordmans, in Gravois Bluffs. A suspect in the store was thought to be concealing numerous bottles of…
Scott Air Force Base adds cyber security squadrons
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) – Scott Air Force Base is boosting its cyber security efforts amid ongoing efforts to lure a federal spy agency’s new regional headquarters to southwestern Illinois. The 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron and the 837th Cyberspace Squadron were activated at a Tuesday ceremony. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1Q0Tbds ) reports the…
5 Missouri school districts receive accreditation boost
( KTRS ) Five Missouri school districts have received an accreditation boost. The state has decided that Caruthersville, Gilliam, Jennings, Malta Bend and Spickard districts are now fully accredited. They previously were provisionally accredited, meaning they faced extra monitoring. The Missouri State Board of Education voted to make the change during a meeting Tuesday. The…
East St. Louis sued by police, fire pension funds
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Police and firefighter pension funds in East St. Louis are suing the cash-strapped city over millions in missed payments. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1OyakcY ) reports that the city owes the firefighters fund $2.46 million and the police fund $1.21 million. City Manager Alvin Parks Jr. says that East St.…
Missing Ohio teen found after being held captive in Missouri
( KTRS ) A missing 15 yr old from Cleveland, Ohio has been found in a Missouri home where she was held captive by a man she met online. Federal Prosecutors charged 41 yr old Christopher Schroeder on Wednesday with transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. Authorities say the teen was found…
House OKs releasing local funding with additional money
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has endorsed a partial spending plan that frees up $1.9 billion for local governments, but also adds money for public safety in a compromise with Gov. Bruce Rauner. Language that releases already-collected tax money for cities and counties for road upkeep and emergency-dispatch services passed Wednesday and moves…
Judge allows Planned Parenthood to keep abortion license
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge has allowed a Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic to keep its abortion license until at least December 30. U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey on Wednesday said she’ll block the Department of Health and Senior Services from revoking a Columbia clinic’s license during a legal battle over its licensure.…