SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ capital city has launched free Wi-Fi in downtown areas. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that the wireless network is best for outdoor use and might not work indoors. Mayor Jim Langfelder said in a recent statement that the free high speed Wi-Fi is a step toward improving economic and visitor…
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Students at Illinois State University will be able to get an undergraduate degree in cybersecurity. The school’s board of trustees approved the creation of the program at their recent board meeting. The university’s School of Information Technology will administer the program. University officials say the program is designed to help students…
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the robbery took place early Saturday morning at the Huck’s store on Route 159 in Swansea,IL. The FBI is also investigating. Anyone with any information should call Crimestoppers at 1-866-371-8477.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax will rise if either of two ballot measures passes Nov. 8. Amendment 3 would add 60 cents to Missouri’s 17-cent-per-pack tobacco tax, with the money going to early childhood education. Proposition A would raise the tobacco tax 23 cents for transportation projects. In a twist, tobacco companies…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis animal shelter operator says more than a dozen dogs died because of a virus outbreak. Stray Rescue owner Randy Grim told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that 17 dogs – mostly puppies – died because of the distemper outbreak Saturday at Stray Rescue. Distemper is a virus that can…
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(KTRS) – Don’t look now, but it looks like it will be a tight race for Missouri Governor. A new Post-Dispatch poll fins that Eric Greitens has moved into a statistical tie with Attorney General Chris Koster. A recently as a month ago, the Republican outsider trailed Koster by five points. The tightening could be…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters will be the first in the nation to decide whether to amend their state constitution to prohibit sales taxes from being expanded to services. The proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot is a backlash against efforts in various states to extend sales taxes from consumer goods to services…
