CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge will hear arguments next month in a lawsuit brought by social service providers over the impact of the yearlong state budget impasse. The hearing is Aug. 31. Nearly 100 social service groups sued Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration saying they worked without payment during the stalemate and are owed…
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) – Federal workplace safety officials blame heat exposure in last weekend’s death of a 23-year-old landscaper in southeastern Missouri’s Poplar Bluff. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement Monday that the worker from Dexter was assisting in tree-trimming efforts when he became overheated Friday…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican candidate John Brunner says he wants to be the first businessman elected governor in 80 years. The former chairman and CEO of personal care product company Vi-Jon Inc. told The Associated Press his business experience qualifies him to run the state. If elected, Brunner says he’ll support right to…
(KTRS) – Representative Lacy Clay picked up a major endorsement in his reelection bid–President Barack Obama threw his support behind the incumbent just eight days before the August 2 primary. Clay faces his most serious challenge from State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal. The President lost Missouri to Mitt Romney in 2012, but took city of St.…
CHICAGO (AP) – Two separate efforts have arisen in Illinois that attempt to alter laws governing sex offenders in Illinois. A group of five registered child sex offenders has filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago, saying Illinois sex offender laws are unconstitutional because they’re too vague. Separate from the legal challenge, the Illinois legislature is…
Chesterfield, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â A suspect is being sought in connection with a near child abduction in Chesterfield. Police say on Saturday a 13-year-old girl went to the family’s SUV at Premium Outlet Mallwhile her mother stayed at the curb, several yards away. A man then approached her and asked if anyone else was close by.…
DIAMOND, Mo. (AP) – Southwest Missouri has a newly dedicated prairie. The 163-acre George Washington Carver Prairie was dedicated Saturday. It’s located near the town of Diamond, the birthplace of Carver, who became a well-known botanist and inventor. Carol Davit, executive director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, told The Joplin Globe the foundation wanted the prairie…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois residents continue to lack easy access to hospitals with trauma centers that offer specialized care for severe injuries. The Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/2ameCrT ) reports that there aren’t any trauma centers south of Springfield, which puts Southern Illinois in a trauma desert. For many Illinois residents, the closest trauma center…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican candidates in Missouri’s gubernatorial primary are pledging an aggressive law-and-order approach, two years after the fatal Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown prompted widespread protests. The shooting of the black 18-year-old by a white officer honed the nation’s attention on racial relations with police. But the four candidates in…
