(KTRS) Several Illinois lawmakers are calling for more funding to ensure students have safe streets to walk to school. Howevever, the issue comes during the state’s drawn-out budget fight. The proposal seeks $5 million for the program, a combination of state and federal aid. But since Illinois has been operating without a budget since July,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Scientists say the discovery of two young black carp in a ditch connected to the Mississippi River is a troubling sign for native species in the river. Adult black carp have been caught in the Mississippi River before. But the Missouri Department of Conservation says the discovery near Cape Girardeau…
(KTRS) A radioactive container that went missing last year has been found in Wayne County. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says that Wayne County Well Surveys Inc. of Fairfield reported the device’s recovery on Friday. The radioactive “well logging source holder” contains americium, a highly radioactive metal. It went missing in October 2015. The discovery,…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Spending records show that a southwestern Illinois elected leader facing criticism for personal use of Collinsville credit cards isn’t the only city official to adopt the practice. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/21T2pM3 ) reports that six other Collinsville officials in four years reimbursed personal purchases made on city-issued credit cards. Collinsville City…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Justice Department says it will drop a lawsuit against Ferguson if the City Council approves a proposed agreement to reform its police department and court. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1TBPhd9 ) obtained a copy of a letter sent Friday to Ferguson’s mayor. In it, the head of the DOJ’s Civil…
Edwardsville, IL  (KTRS)  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop at the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University this morning. Sanders was surrounded by thousands of supporters, mainly millenials at the “A Future To Believe In” rally. Sanders addressed a wide range of issues, including social justice. “How does it happen that unarmed…
Under the bill, elected officials would have to dissolve their campaign committee when they register as a lobbyist with the Missouri Ethics Commission
HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) – Four residents in the northeast Missouri town of Hannibal are filing suit, claiming the city’s water supply exposes them to potential carcinogens. The class-action suit was filed Monday. It alleges that the Hannibal Board of Public Works has, for many years, provided unhealthy water. The suit also names the Missouri Department…
(KTRS) – For the first time, Harris-Stowe University is sending students to take part in a long-term study abroad program. Early Friday Darius Terrell and Zackary Davis started their trip to Ningbo, China where they will spend the next several months continuing their business studies. Education officials say that only 10 percent of students, nationwide, participate…
