CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois data shows almost one in four public school teachers in the state miss 10-plus days of the school year. The Chicago Tribune reports the annual Illinois Report Card, a compilation of data that paints a broad picture of schools, shows that 23.5 percent of public school teachers are absent more than…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two former party-switchers are running to become Missouri’s next governor, but that’s where the similarities end in the race between Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster and Republican former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens. The race to succeed Jay Nixon and lead state government is coming down to a vivid choice between…
CHICAGO (AP) – The number of Illinois residents who have voted ahead of Election Day has broken state records and is still growing. The State Board of Elections released totals Monday showing the number of voters who cast in-person ballots through Sunday was approaching 1.3 million. That surpasses the roughly 1 million who did so…
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) – State regulators in Oklahoma say normal operations have resumed at the Cushing oil storage terminal after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday night. Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesman Matt Skinner says pipelines are operating Monday at the storage terminal, which is one of the world’s key oil hubs. Cushing is located about…
Kansas City, MO (KTRS) Missouri schools are making the grade. That’s according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Reports, which was released Monday morning. It shows that all of the state’s public school district’s qualify for at least a provisional seal of approval from the state. This is good news…
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake centered near one of the world’s key oil hubs has triggered fears the temblor may have damaged key infrastructure and rendered century-old downtown buildings unsafe in the latest Oklahoma town rattled by increasingly strong quakes. Cushing Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frazier told a late-night news conference that a…
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (AP) – A small college in southwest Missouri is banning its students from drinking alcohol. The Springfield News-Leader reports that College of the Ozarks, a private Christian institution in Point Lookout, sent a recent email alerting students to a change in the college’s “zero tolerance” alcohol and drug policy. The longstanding rule…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big changes are on the horizon in Missouri government. Most of the statewide offices will see new faces following Tuesday’s election. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is prohibited by term limits from seeking a third term, as is Treasurer Clint Zweifel. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is leaving, too, after an unsuccessful bid…
