BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is asking its federal counterpart for more time to assess damage form early-winter floods that struck nearly two dozen counties. The Belleville News-Democrat ( bit.ly/1V4hHcw ) reports that the state agency is seeking to extend the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Friday deadline for damage assessments until…
HILLSBORO, Ill. (AP) – The owner of a southern Illinois coal mine where an underground fire has smoldered for nearly a year is asking state regulators to approve an expansion that some local residents fear could jeopardize public health and cause environmental damage. Foresight Energy ceased production at its Deer Run Mine in early January…
( KTRS ) A Senate panel is considering four bills that would change Missouri’s laws on texting while driving, seatbelts and motorcycle helmets. One bill reviewed in a hearing Wednesday would require everyone in a car to wear a seatbelt, including adults in the backseat. Two other proposals would ban texting while driving, which currently is…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Doctors could charge Medicaid patients a fee for missing appointments under a bill that has won initial approval in the Missouri Senate. Senators endorsed the bill Wednesday after adding a section designed to make it easier for health care providers to advertise their cost estimates. The legislation would allow doctors…
(KTRS) – A tragic end to the search for a missing 3-year-old Iron County boy. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms that Titus Tackett was found dead in a van. Patrol Sergeant Clark Parrott said they were alerted to boy’s location by someone leaving the home where the van was parked. Titus was last seen…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois motorists will stop receiving mailed notifications about vehicle emissions testing, starting with vehicle owners whose license plates expire at the end of March. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Secretary of State’s office announced the temporary policy changes regarding vehicle emission test notification and vehicle renewal procedures on…
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Ironton, MO (KTRS) A search is underway for a missing 3-year-old boy in southeast Missouri. Temperatures have hovered in the teens since Titus Greyson Tackett disappeared near Ironton. His family told police he was last seen at the family’s home after midnight Tuesday, wearing only a diaper. Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Clark Parrott says a…
Springfield, IL (KTRS) President Barack Obama is returning to Illinois’ Capitol at the twilight of his political career. Obama’s speech on Wednesday to the Illinois General Assembly comes nine years ago to the day after he stood before the Old State Capitol in Springfield and announced his run for president. White House aides say Obama…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis County Health Department says workers will conduct a health survey of respiratory ailments near the Bridgeton Landfill, where an underground fire has been smoldering since 2010. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1SfkUbk ) reports that department director Faisal Khan said Monday that the survey would compare a random sample of…