SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Rico is to receive $250 million in federal funds to fight an increase in Zika cases after the governor declared a public health emergency. The U.S. territory’s representative in Congress says the money will be used in part to help boost health services provided to pregnant women. Pedro…
Local governments would face a $100,000 fine if they remove an object without a waiver
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Federal agents say security cameras helped lead to the arrest of an accused serial arsonist in south St. Louis. Forty-seven-year-old Michael Naro is facing four felony counts of second-degree arson. Police say Naro used road flares to set garages and trash bins on fire in his neighborhood. Security cameras set up…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The owner of two southern Illinois coal mines says it’s cutting more than 200 jobs at those locations as well as additional positions at a Kentucky mine. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1QlAzzV ) reports that Alliance Resource Partners LP announced the layoffs at its Hamilton and White County coal mines on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Efforts to overhaul Illinois’ school funding formula again face long odds in the spring legislative session, despite calls to address the matter urgently. Many lawmakers say it will be tough to get support to fix the formula because current proposals call for some districts to lose money. They also point out…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri state Rep. Genise Montecillo is talking about her suicide attempt in hopes of helping others dealing with suicidal thoughts and depression. Montecillo tried to kill herself in June 2015. She said childhood abuse and subsequent depression led to her attempt. The St. Louis Democrat says she hopes her story…
