Slay appoints new member to school district board
The district is provisionally accredited
Project in Missouri to study cats for children with autism
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri center for Human-Animal Interaction is raising money for a research project to study the possible benefits of placing adoptable cats in the homes of children with autism. The Columbia Missourian reports that the project is called Feline Friends and a goal of $29,000 has been set. Researchers…
Donation lifts fundraising caps in Illinois comptroller race
CHICAGO (AP) – A $260,000 donation to Republican incumbent Leslie Munger’s bid for Illinois comptroller has lifted the caps on political contributions and guarantees a big-money race against Democrat Susana Mendoza. According to the Illinois State Board of Elections the money is a loan from Munger’s husband, attorney John Munger. Munger’s spokesman didn’t immediately return…
Schnucks Employees Set To Vote On Contract Offer
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  A strike is looming over Schnucks markets. Leaders with  the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655 are recommending that members vote down a three-year contract offer and authorize a strike. Union leaders say they want to use the strike vote to continue negotiations. If the contract is rejected, a strike…
State: Missouri added 8,700 private employers in 2015
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A state report says Missouri businesses saw a net growth of more than 8,700 private-sector employers in 2015. The report from the Missouri Department of Economic Development says that’s a 5 percent gain over the previous year. The report was released last week. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports (http://j.mp/2di1A05…
Police: Teen driver crashes into parade-goers; 8 injured
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a teenage driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Hazelwood police say none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday’s crash suffered life-threatening…
Audits fail to mention $280,000 in credit card spending
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Audits of East St. Louis Townhsip government over the past four years failed to mention three of its supervisors charged about $280,000 to taxpayer-supported credit cards. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/2d1lWJe) the charges were made without the knowledge or approval of the township board of trustees. The Belleville auditing…
Authorities looking for missing Dent County girl
( KTRS ) Authorities in Dent County are looking for a missing 13 yr old girl. Sheriff’s say that 13 yr old Harley Hopper hasn’t be seen, or heard from since last Thursday when she left her home in Salem MO, in the early hours of the morning. She is described as a white female,…
Man caught hauling 800 lbs of pot faces 4 months in prison
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A 58-year-old man caught hauling hundreds of pounds of marijuana through southwest Missouri faces about four months in prison. Ashot Grigoryan entered a modified Alford plea to drug possession with intent to distribute after authorities found about 800 pounds (360 kilograms) of marijuana in his truck in 2015. An Alford plea…