Illinois colleges face grant decision in budget uncertainty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Colleges and universities are again deciding whether to front grant money to low-income students who are supposed to be receiving state aid as Illinois’ budget remains uncertain. The Southern Illinoisan reports a survey recently released by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission suggests some schools that covered grants in the fall aren’t…
Authorities investigate drive-by shooting in Jennings
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Jennings. Authorities report that the shooting took place in the 7100 block of Florence Place around 5:20 Thursday evening. One male victim was shot in the leg and was taken to hospital for a non-life threatening injury. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of…
Prison inmates sue Missouri over hepatitis-C care
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Missouri Department of Corrections alleging inmates did not receive proper hepatitis C treatment. The ACLU and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center in St. Louis filed the federal lawsuit for the inmates Thursday. Inmates in the lawsuit claim they didn’t receive…
Missouri Gov.-elect Greitens picks general counsel
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens is picking Kansas City attorney Lucinda Luetkemeyer to be his general counsel. Greitens’ transition team leader Austin Chambers told The Associated Press on Thursday that Luetkemeyer also is serving as the transition team’s general counsel. Luetkemeyer works at the Kansas City law firm of Graves…
Florissant man charged with 2nd degree murder for wife’s death
( KTRS ) A Florissant man has been charged in connection with the death of his wife. The Florissant police department reports that officers were called to a home in Apache Court around 7 am Thursday morning. 41 yr old Peter Chafin told the police dispatcher that he had killed his wife 22 yr old…
Illinois adds jobs in November, unemployment rate holds steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials say the state’s unemployment rate in November remained at 5.6 percent. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Thursday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 1,700 jobs last month. That’s based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IDES. October figures were revised to show…