JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri students in private schools would be eligible for the state’s A+ Scholarship under a bill advancing in the Legislature. House members added the provision to legislation passed Monday that’s aimed at ensuring students who study abroad also are eligible for the scholarship. The scholarship now goes to students at participating…
( KTRS ) Some Missouri lawmakers want to protect lodging websites such as Airbnb from restrictive city ordinances. House members on Monday approved the legislation, which includes a laundry list of other provisions. The measure already passed the Senate, but will head back to that chamber because of amendments. The aim is to stop restrictions…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Adam Wainwright pitched six innings and hit a three-run home run – the first of five for St. Louis – as the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Matt Adams, rookie Aledmys Diaz and Randal Grichuk added solo homers and…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois advisory board is once again recommending that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration add new health conditions to a list of what can be treated legally with medical marijuana. The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board met Monday in Springfield. Its members voted to recommend Type 1 diabetes and panic disorder to the…
MARION, Ill. (AP) – A Southern Illinois police department is getting new cameras for its squad cars. The Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/26M35pL ) the Marion City Council has secured a loan for more than $100,000 to buy 29 in-car cameras. Marion Police chief Dawn Tondini says the cameras currently mounted inside squad cars are more than…
( KTRS ) The Missouri House has passed a bill to bar city and county officials from setting traffic-ticket quotas for police departments. House members tacked on a number of additional provisions to the bill before passing it Monday, that means it will head back to the Senate. The bill is aimed at stopping public officials…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republicans’ decadelong effort to require people to show photo identification when voting has cleared a major hurtle. Senate Democrats allowed a bill and a constitutional amendment to get initial approval Monday after about a month of stalling. Republicans agreed to allow people without photo ID to cast a ballot…
(KTRS) – Some time next month, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to finalize their decision to build a new regional headquarters in north St. Louis. Monday is the last day that residents and officials can challenge the agency’s decision. The NGA will move 3,100 jobs to a new $1.75 billion campus northwest of downtown.
(KTRS) – Visitors are locked out of several Illinois state parks. Illinois lawmakers cannot solve the state’s budget impasse they will not be able to pay power bills. The Metro East Park and Recreation District offered to bring bills current at Horseshoe Lake, but the electricity company refused the offer. Ramsey Lake is closed now…
The lawsuit seeks class-action status, which could allow it to cover customers for the last decade