FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A nonprofit organization in Missouri says it’ll take lessons learned from protests in Ferguson after an unarmed black man was fatally shot by a white police officer to help parents address the challenges of trauma. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Parents as Teachers of Missouri is part of a national group…
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s creating a council that will review state agency rules and regulations with the goal of reducing bureaucracy. Rauner made the announcement Monday morning in the Chicago suburbs. He says each regulatory agency will have a representative on the newly created Illinois Competiveness Council. Officials…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A mysterious political action committee that gave nearly $2 million to Missouri’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens remains shrouded in secrecy. A Federal Election Commission report Friday shows Greitens’ donor, SEALs for Truth, is funded by the American Policy Coalition. The FEC report reveals little about the committee’s sole donor.…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama will announce Monday that America’s high school graduation rate has reached a new high of 83.2 percent. Increases in the graduation rate for the 2014-2015 school year were seen for all ethnic groups, as well as for disabled students and students from low-income families. Still,…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Dellwood man believed to be suicidal. Forty-three-year-old Andre Meekins was last seen at his home on Mowbry Drive early Saturday morning. According to police, Meekins stated that he wanted to die, stabbed himself four times in the abdomen and left the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign is expanding into states Democrats haven’t won in decades. That’s a sign of confidence in her standing in the presidential race and increased focus on winning control of the Senate. Campaign manager Robby Mook said Monday that Clinton’s campaign is putting an additional $2 million in Arizona television ads,…
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St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The city of St. Louis is giving those with outstanding warrants a second chance to make good on their case. For a two-week period that began Monday, those with outstanding warrants can reschedule court dates. This applies only to non-violent offenses. Warrants will not be recalled for defendants with charges for…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Agriculture is awarding more than $520,000 to projects aimed at strengthening the state’s specialty crop industry, from horseradish to pumpkins and gourds. Agriculture Director Raymond Poe says in a news release that the money comes from the federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Among those receiving grants…