TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Lead pipes like the ones that led to contamination of the tap water in Flint, Michigan, can be found in older neighborhoods across the nation. Estimates vary on how many of these pipes are still in use. One recent industry survey puts the number at 6.5 million. Most U.S. cities stopped…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is seeking to dismiss lawsuits brought by two daily fantasy sports sites that claim their contests are games of skill allowed by state law. Madigan issued an advisory opinion last month saying daily fantasy sports betting is illegal gambling in Illinois. She’s said her opinion was prompted…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University in St. Louis says it will reach its $2.2 billion fundraising goal two years ahead of schedule, so the Board of Trustees set a new goal — $2.5 billion by June 30th, 2018. The new goal for the university’s “Leading Together” campaign was announced Friday. The university says the…
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Board of Aldermen are requesting money from the NFL to pay off the remaining balance of the Edward Jones Dome. Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed sent a letter to the league, saying the by allowing the Rams to move to Los Angeles, the NFL is leaving St. Louis “holding…
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Public Schools officials say they’re sending layoff notices to 227 administrative employees and closing up nearly 200 positions that were already vacant. The nation’s third-largest school district said in a news release that notices were being sent Friday, though 57 employees would be able to reapply for 35 positions. The district…
(KTRS) – The month-long search for a missing Eureka man is over. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says someone found Tyler Adams’ body on Thursday in a shed in the Bevo neighborhood. Adams was reported missing on December 4. Fox 2 reports that there does not appear to evidence of foul play at the scene…
Sinbad unexpectedly called into the station on Wednesday afternoon…
A report said 40 percent of the gas being flared or vented could be captured economically and sold
A U.S. Senate seat and control of the U.S. House delegation is on the line in Colorado, where party affiliation is roughly even between Democrats and Republicans
Trump and Cruz have been engaged in an increasingly hostile war of words as the race narrows in first-to-vote Iowa