JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy was shot while narcotics officers were serving a search warrant at Joplin motel. Joplin police Capt. Rusty Rives says the deputy was shot Wednesday at an Econo Lodge during an operation by the Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team. Rives told The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/2lVi7cs ) the officer…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Top Illinois Senate Republicans say they can’t support a proposed budget compromise because it’s still not ready. Democratic Senate President John Cullerton canceled action on the plan Wednesday. He blamed Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for sabotaging the plan before votes on an income tax increase, a property tax freeze, and other…
KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (AP) – The superintendent of the North Callaway School District says the district will implement a four-day school week for the 2017-18 school year. Superintendent Bryan Thomsen says the change is in response to a cut in state funds for schools. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2ldqQYN ) Thomsen said the change…
