SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University has approved a financial sustainability plan that includes recommendations to close seven programs at the Carbondale campus. The Board of Trustees during its meeting Thursday in Springfield signed off on the new financial strategy that calls for $26 million in cuts, including permanent budget reductions totaling $19 million.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The $10 per hour minimum wage law in St. Louis will be short-lived, but an effort launching Friday will encourage and pressure businesses to honor the higher wage even if state law doesn’t require it. The “Save the Raise” campaign is being led by a coalition of groups including Show Me…
LAKE OF THE OZARKS (KTRS)Â The name will remain Tan-Tar-A but there’ll be something added to the Lake of the Ozarks resort: a Margaritaville Property. This comes after the announcement Thursday that the Jimmy Buffet-inspired company of resort hotels has bought Tan-Tar-A and will make a multimillion dollar investment in renovating the longtime resort. It will…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican state Representative Paul Curtman is weighing a bid for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat. Curtman on Thursday announced he’s starting an exploratory committee for the campaign. That will allow him to start raising money as he considers officially entering the race. Curtman is a former Marine and…
(St. Louis) KTRS A first responder has lost his life as a result of injuries he sustained battling a fire suspected of being started by fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in the St. Louis city limits. Captain John Kemper was one of four firefighters who were injured while putting out a blaze in the 3600 block…