( KTRS ) A backlash has begun over how the University of Missouri handled recent turmoil on its Columbia campus. A newly proposed bill that could punish the university, would also revoke scholarships of student athletes who strike. The measure is in response to the Mizzou football team supporting the protests. Legislative leaders say funding for the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A University of Missouri student is accused of a campus threat posted on social media. The university says the 18-year-old student was arrested Monday and later released on $4,500 bond. Formal charges had not been filed by midday Tuesday. The student is accused of making a threat on the social media…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois woman serving a life sentence for the deaths of her two baby daughters is asking Gov. Bruce Rauner for clemency. Paula Sims’ attorney Jed Stone has argued that the former Alton woman suffered from postpartum psychosis at the time the two babies died, one in 1986 and 1989. Madison…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois State Board of Elections official says he’ll accept written arguments later this week in the case of three southern Illinois judges who plan to retire in name only to avoid retention elections that require 60 percent approval rather than a simple majority. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1P45McI ) hearing…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois residents who want to add specific diseases to the state’s medical marijuana pilot program have another chance to submit suggestions during January. The Illinois Department of Public Health will accept petitions starting Jan. 1 and continuing through the month. The program allows people to suggest new diseases for the program twice…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some Missouri retired judges say they were underpaid based on a 2010 policy change that tied state judges’ salaries to their federal counterparts’ pay. The judges’ attorneys argued to the state Supreme Court Monday that Missouri owes them back pay and an increase in retirement benefits. The judges’ lawsuit follows similar…
( KTRS ) Starting this week, the St. Louis County Police Department will begin using a predictive policing service called “HunchLab”. Officials say the service will make it easier for police to pinpoint what areas are at the highest risk of crime. Chief Jon Belmar said “Not only is using predictive policing a step forward…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers from the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus say the state’s budget stalemate is having a big impact on the black population as youths miss out on financial aid for colleges and after-school programs. The group called at a Monday news conference for an end to the standoff between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner…
