Missouri Supreme Court reverses officer’s $7.5 million award
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out a $7.5 million judgment to a former St. Louis police officer who claimed her supervisor sexually harassed her, and that her complaints about the harassment resulted in retaliation. The ruling on Tuesday sent the case back to the trial court. The state Supreme Court…
Money donated in bid to make Illinois site national park
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Officials in southwestern Illinois are putting more money into a bid to make an ancient historic site a national park. The Cahokia Mounds is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. Archeologists say it was home to as many as 20,000 people in its heyday around 1100 A.D. The Bellville News-Democrat reports…
Dire scenarios for Illinois in second year without budget
( KTRS ) The flow of cash to several state health services will stop this week if Illinois enters a second straight year without a budget. Not approving a spending plan by Friday could also mean schools won’t know whether they’ll stay open through the year, and vendors that have provided services without payments could file lawsuits to…
Judge orders Illinois to add PTSD to medical marijuana list
CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge has ordered Illinois to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of diseases eligible for medical marijuana treatment in a case filed by a military veteran. Judge Neil Cohen on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Health’s director to add PTSD within 30 days. The sternly worded ruling says…
Nixon to freeze millions of spending in new Missouri budget
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon says he likely will freeze tens of millions of dollars of spending in Missouri’s new budget. Missouri’s roughly $27 billion operating budget for the 2017 fiscal year is to take effect Friday. Nixon said Tuesday that he wants to analyze the final revenue figures for the current fiscal…
Missouri public school students to get dyslexia screenings
The bill also says teachers must receive two hours of training on methods to address dyslexia
Audit ubconvers problems in Pine Lawn municpal division
(KTRS) – A new audit from Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway finds that the town of Pine Lawn may owe the state hundreds of thousands of dollars. Galloway also lowered Pine Lawn’s rating to poor–the lowest possible rating. The report states that Pine Lawn officials incorrectly calculated the amount of money owed to the Departments of…
Legendary Coach, Pat Summitt Dies at 64
Summitt Dominated Womens’ Basketball for Decades