St. Louis County, MO  (KTRS)  A federal agency  plans to study radiological contamination at a north St. Louis County creek that some residents are concerned may be linked cancer. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry plans to gather information on contamination at Coldwater Creek for the next 18 to 24 months. The agency…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after a thief, trying to rob a Gordmans, was able to escape police. Tuesday afternoon around 2:30pm, officers from the Fenton Precinct responded to a call for a larceny in progress at Gordmans, in Gravois Bluffs. A suspect in the store was thought to be concealing numerous bottles of…
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.…
