( KTRS ) A St. Louis nonprofit is helping those with Alzheimer’s disease stay in their homes longer. Memory Care Home Solutions founder , Lisa Baron, says the model benefits the person with the disease while saving millions of dollars for taxpayers who often foot the bill for nursing home care. Baron testified last week…
( KTRS ) An Illinois State Police report, on a special operation, shows successful results. ISP created the special enforcement memorial operation, in dedication to Trooper James Sauter, who was killed in the line of duty on in March, 2013, when his squad car was struck by a tractor trailer on I-294. The truck driver…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri Supreme Court ruling last month opens the door to possible parole for a Jasper County man and 80 other inmates who were convicted as juveniles of first-degree murder. The court on March 15 ordered that all juvenile offenders sentenced to life without parole be granted a hearing after…
( KTRS ) The St. Louis Bureau of Crimes Against Persons unit is investigating a fatal weekend crash. Around 2pm, Saturday Afternoon, police responded to a 2 vehicle accident at the intersection of MO-141 and Burgundy. One vehicle, an SUV, was driving northbound on MO-141 from Manchester when it struck another vehicle, driving southbound, attempting…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Reports of racial epithets by some Southern Illinois University students at Carbondale campus residence hall forums have prompted an investigation by school officials. University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith tells The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (bit.ly/25SJrrR ) the inquiry was launched in response to a formal complaint. Freshman Leilani Bartlett, who’s black, alleges in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers are advancing legislation to make Missouri one of the first states to adopt policies allowing for daily fantasy sports. The National Conference of State Legislatures says neighboring Kansas is one of three states to legalize daily fantasy sports through statute. A bill passed by the Missouri House last week…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A new mammogram van is scheduled to visit various Missouri counties this year to give breast cancer screenings. The Columbia Missourian reports that the goal of the University of Missouri’s Ellis Fischel Cancer Center’s van is to bring quality screenings to women throughout the state. A nurse, a mammography technologist and…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri graduate student workers are planning a vote on whether to unionize. The Forum on Graduate Rights on Friday announced a vote will take place over two days beginning April 18 at the Columbia campus. Graduate student workers with photo identification can vote. Students rallied after university officials in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri’s nursing school has received gifts totaling $3 million to go toward construction of a new building. University leaders announced Friday that Michael and Millie Brown of Leawood, Kansas, pledged $2 million. Richard Miller of Pittsburg, Kansas, also pledged $1 million. The money will go toward the estimated…