St. Louis, MO (KTRS) More than two dozen UPS drivers in Missouri are being recognized for safe driving. On Monday, UPS announced that 35 elite drivers from Missouri are among 1,575 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Missouri boasts…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Applications for concealed carry permits in Missouri are dropping after passage last year of a law making them unnecessary in many places. Highway Patrol data on fingerprints processed for concealed carry permits show submissions hit a low of fewer than 1,600 in December. That’s the fewest processed in the three…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Seven semifinalists are in the running to be the next chancellor of Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus. SIU System President Randy Dunn told the SIU Board of Trustees at their meeting this past week that a first round of interviews will be conducted via online video for off-campus applicants by the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has started complaining about the coverage his administration receives, but the Republican has granted few interviews during his first six weeks in office. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2kBITaV ) that Greitens’ approach of using social media sites to appeal directly to voters isn’t that unusual,…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Republicans are criticizing Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza for spending $32,000 on a used SUV for her office when Illinois is months behind in paying its bills. Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider on Sunday called the purchase “outrageous,” noting social service agencies are waiting months to be paid. Mendoza’s office says the…
