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 Â (KTRS) Â 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…
Ferguson, MO Â (KTRS) Â Today is interim Ferguson Police Chief Andre Anderson’s last day on the job. Anderson was hired by the city back in July to help resolve issues within the embattled police department. Anderson took a leave of absence from from the Glendale, Arizona Police Department where he served as a commander. He will…
Columbia, MO  (KTRS)  The University of Missouri has a new resource for dealing with discrimination. On Wednesday, Garnett Stokes, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the  University of Missouri,  announced the creation of a new Office for Civil Rights & Title IX. This new office will centralize reports and investigations of discrimination on…
