SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – National Guard members and reservists now will be able to obtain Illinois driver’s licenses identifying them as veterans. Illinois lawmakers approved a measure last year allowing veterans to obtain the special identification by providing a certificate of release or discharge from active duty. But some National Guard members and reservists couldn’t…
Koster’s campaign says he had $10 million to spend as of the start of July
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Stray Rescue of St. Louis is calling a recent rescue one of its most tragic cases for the year. A call came in on Thursday about an injured dog in north St. Louis on Jefferson and Sullivan. When the Stray Rescue team arrived they found a severly emaciated dog with a…
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say Illinois residents with Land of Lincoln Health insurance won’t be able to transfer what they’ve paid in copays and deductibles to new plans after the failing nonprofit company goes out of business. Illinois Department of Insurance spokesman Michael Batkins tells The Associated Press that the company’s 49,000 customers will likely…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has turned down appeals of a ruling changing the ballot summary for a tobacco tax initiative. The court Thursday denied an appeal made by the sponsors of the initiative. On Wednesday, it denied a similar request made on behalf of Secretary of State Jason Kander, whose…
( KTRS ) A new Missouri law will require the state’s Social Services Department to have a third party review welfare rolls. Gov. Jay Nixon said he’ll let the law take effect without his signature. Thursday was Nixon’s deadline to sign or veto bills. The measure on welfare was the most significant bill that remained on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A spokeswoman for Gov. Bruce Rauner says a report that Illinois will build up an $8 billion spending deficit this year shows that the Republican’s agenda for changing the state’s business climate is necessary. The legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability issued a report, first provided to The Associated Press,…
RED BUD, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois woman found to have been driving under the influence has been sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a crash that killed two. Crystal Steinheimer of Red Bud was charged with reckless homicide in the January 2015 deaths of 19-year-old Abigail Liefer and 20-year-old Hannah…
