ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Department of Higher Education has launched a new effort aimed at increasing the odds of college students graduating on time and leaving them with less debt. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the state’s “15 to Finish” initiative encourages college students to take 15 credit hours each semester. The…
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(AP) – DeVry University has agreed to stop advertising a claim about the success of its students that had been challenged by the federal government. The Education Department announced a settlement with DeVry on Thursday after saying the for-profit college chain couldn’t support one of its marquee claims. DeVry had advertised that 90 percent of its…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri federal appellate court that ordered Missouri to reveal its supplier of lethal injection drugs has reversed its decision, ruling that the provider can be remain secret. A three-judge panel with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court overturned its Sept. 2 ruling that the state must disclose its pentobarbital supplier…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The cerebral interstellar saga “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the android drama “Blade Runner” are among President Barack Obama’s favorite sci-fi films and TV shows. Obama shared his must-watch list of movies and TV shows to “expand your mind to new horizons” in the November issue of Wired magazine. Obama told…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is considering issuing an ultimatum to Police Chief Sam Dotson over his run for mayor. At issue are concerns of Dotson not being able to perform his duties as police chief effectively while campaigning. Alderman Joseph Roddy of the 17th Ward is scheduled to introduce…
While some disagree, St. Louis Medical Examiner Michel Graham says that City Museum founder- Bob Cassilly’ death in 2011 was an accident. Graham made the announcement Wednesday night after it was reported that a doctor in Massachusetts said it “appeared” that Cassilly had been beaten to death. Al Watkins, an attorney for Cassilly’s widow, told…
( KTRS ) A man charged with kidnapping his 13-year-old stepdaughter and her newborn son is now back in Illinois. 39 yr old Christopher Derleth is in custody in the Madison County Jail on charges of aggravated kidnapping and parental abduction. He was taken into custody last month, after being discovered at a remote West…
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle shot two Boston police officers before being shot and killed by other officers. The two wounded officers were hospitalized in “extremely critical condition” early Thursday morning. Police Commissioner William Evans says the suspect fired at the officers late Wednesday…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democratic state senator in Illinois says he has started a federal super PAC to combat the millions of dollars that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his supporters are spending on state Legislative races. Federal Election Commission filings show the Leading Illinois for Tomorrow political action committee, started by Daniel Biss…