SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ capital city has launched free Wi-Fi in downtown areas. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that the wireless network is best for outdoor use and might not work indoors. Mayor Jim Langfelder said in a recent statement that the free high speed Wi-Fi is a step toward improving economic and visitor…
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Students at Illinois State University will be able to get an undergraduate degree in cybersecurity. The school’s board of trustees approved the creation of the program at their recent board meeting. The university’s School of Information Technology will administer the program. University officials say the program is designed to help students…
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the robbery took place early Saturday morning at the Huck’s store on Route 159 in Swansea,IL. The FBI is also investigating. Anyone with any information should call Crimestoppers at 1-866-371-8477.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax will rise if either of two ballot measures passes Nov. 8. Amendment 3 would add 60 cents to Missouri’s 17-cent-per-pack tobacco tax, with the money going to early childhood education. Proposition A would raise the tobacco tax 23 cents for transportation projects. In a twist, tobacco companies…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis animal shelter operator says more than a dozen dogs died because of a virus outbreak. Stray Rescue owner Randy Grim told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that 17 dogs – mostly puppies – died because of the distemper outbreak Saturday at Stray Rescue. Distemper is a virus that can…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters will be the first in the nation to decide whether to amend their state constitution to prohibit sales taxes from being expanded to services. The proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot is a backlash against efforts in various states to extend sales taxes from consumer goods to services…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Philadelphia TV station has found at least three instances in which votes were cast in recent elections under the names of people who were long dead. WPVI-TV dug through a decade’s worth of Philadelphia’s election and death records. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has warned of fraud at Philadelphia polls. He’s…
University City, MO (KTRS) Vice-President Joe Biden will be in the St. Louis area today to stump for Jason Kander in his run for the U.S. Senate. Biden is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. at the Pageant in the Delmar Loop. It’s part of a get-out-the-vote effort. The race between Kander and his…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two men are dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police were called around 11 p.m. Thursday to the 4500 block of Margaretta Avenue. That’s where police say the body of one of the victims was found outside of a home. Upon searching the area, another victim was found…
