SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) – Scott Air Force Base is boosting its cyber security efforts amid ongoing efforts to lure a federal spy agency’s new regional headquarters to southwestern Illinois. The 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron and the 837th Cyberspace Squadron were activated at a Tuesday ceremony. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1Q0Tbds ) reports the…
( KTRS ) Five Missouri school districts have received an accreditation boost. The state has decided that Caruthersville, Gilliam, Jennings, Malta Bend and Spickard districts are now fully accredited. They previously were provisionally accredited, meaning they faced extra monitoring. The Missouri State Board of Education voted to make the change during a meeting Tuesday. The…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Police and firefighter pension funds in East St. Louis are suing the cash-strapped city over millions in missed payments. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1OyakcY ) reports that the city owes the firefighters fund $2.46 million and the police fund $1.21 million. City Manager Alvin Parks Jr. says that East St.…
( KTRS ) A missing 15 yr old from Cleveland, Ohio has been found in a Missouri home where she was held captive by a man she met online. Federal Prosecutors charged 41 yr old Christopher Schroeder on Wednesday with transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. Authorities say the teen was found…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has endorsed a partial spending plan that frees up $1.9 billion for local governments, but also adds money for public safety in a compromise with Gov. Bruce Rauner. Language that releases already-collected tax money for cities and counties for road upkeep and emergency-dispatch services passed Wednesday and moves…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge has allowed a Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic to keep its abortion license until at least December 30. U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey on Wednesday said she’ll block the Department of Health and Senior Services from revoking a Columbia clinic’s license during a legal battle over its licensure.…
(KTRS) – About 3,600 patients in Illinois can now legally purchase medical marijuana. The Illinois Department of Public Health confirms that 300 more patients were approved to take part in the pilot medical marijuana program–that is a larger increase than in recent months. The first dispensaries in the state started selling cannabis on November 9.…
Cosby received the honorary doctorate from the University of Missouri in 1999
Jennings, MO (KTRS) Jennings School District is making the grade. At Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) State Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, DESE awarded full accreditation to the Jennings School District. This comes after Jennings met full accreditation standards for two consecutive years. As a result, Jennings students who met 57 percent of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis Aldermanic committee meeting will be held this afternoon on the stadium bill. The legislation would require a public vote before any city funds used for a new stadium. Meanwhile, the NFL owners meeting continues today in Dallas to discuss the potential relocation of one or more teams, including…