SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Springfield utility company that provides electricity to the Illinois capitol and other government buildings says the state is finally current on its past-due bills. Springfield City, Water, Light and Power spokeswoman Amber Sabin says the state has paid nearly $19 million in late and current bills. The Springfield Journal-Register reports…
JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster has released four years of tax returns, showing his income has declined during his recent term as attorney general. Koster’s tax returns show an adjusted gross income of nearly $241,000 in 2012, more than half of which came from investments. That declined to nearly $172,000…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s says the state’s budget deficit will be $5.4 billion. The figure announced Thursday is far below the $7.8 billion that the Legislature’s bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability projects. The Republican governor and lawmakers have been unable to agree on a budget. Court-ordered spending continues, outstripping revenue.…
FAUCETT, Mo. (AP) – Some seniors at a northwest Missouri high school will not be disciplined after making a “humorous” video depicting the lives of slaves in the 1850s. The history students at Mid-Buchanan High School were asked to make a video explaining the Fugitive Slave Act, which required that all escaped slaves be returned…
Hazelwood, MO (KTRS) Boeing is getting a big boost. The White House has approved a long-pending fighter jet sales to Kuwait and Qatar. The $7-billion package includes 72 Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles for Qatar and up to 40 Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets for Kuwait. The deal was stalled for over two years, due to…
Undated (KTRS) Columbia College of Missouri is considered the safest college in the state. That’s according to BackgroundChecks.org in its Annual “Safest Colleges in Missouri report.” The public safety focused organization based its findings on several factors, including FBI crime reports, statistics from the Department of Education, and student surveys. Park University came in…
An umpire for youth baseball in Smithton, IL. has been arrested for failing to mention that he is on the sex offender list. Police say that 50 yr old Dennis Cotton, of Swansea, was taken into custody after officers discovered he was a sexual predator. Cotton applied for and received certification to umpire games from…
