( KTRS ) Officials say more than 800 private companies doing work for the Department of Human Services haven’t been paid because of the budget stalemate. Human Services Secretary James Dimas told a Senate appropriations committee Wednesday the agency owes about $168 million in overdue bills since July 1 – when the budget should have…
(KTRS) – Voters take to the polls in five states tomorrow, including Illinois and Missouri for presidential primaries. On the Republican side of things, there are more than 350 delegates up for grabs–or more than a quarter of delegates needed to secure the party nomination. Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will split up nearly…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Voters will be heading to the polls on Tuesday for the Missouri and Illinois primaries. This has prompted several presidential campaign stops in both states in recent days and more are expected on Monday. Chelsea Clinton will stump for her mother, Hillary Clinton in Columbia, Clayton, and St. Louis. Hillary Clinton…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University’s Center for Archaeological Investigations has a new piece of equipment that can help give a picture of what’s below the surface. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/1U0tawv ) reports the center has obtained a $28,000 ground-penetrating radar unit. The equipment is pushed like a lawnmower and has a type…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River, near Venice, Illinois. Authorities are requesting help identifying the man who had tattoos on his chest reading “Zachary” and “Family Forever.” The body was found Saturday. The death is being investigated by the Illinois State Police and…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville who had locked himself out of his car summoned campus police for help and instead ended up getting arrested. Officers running a routine identity check discovered that 24-year-old Daniel J. Glauber was wanted in Phelps County, Missouri, on drug charges for allegedly growing marijuana…
( KTRS ) A panel convened by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to study issues affecting youth focused its first meeting on how to improve education, health, and safety for children in the state. The Republican governor created the panel last month. Members on Thursday, said they want to see more workforce training in the service…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – The Department of Employment Security says Illinois’ unemployment rate rose again in January, reaching 6.3 percent. The department’s monthly report on Thursday also noted that U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revised December’s figure upward to 6.1 percent rather than the originally reported 5.9 percent. The department said January unemployment was up…
Carbondale, IL (KTRS) Hundreds of Southern Illinois University employees could be laid off if the university loses over $45 million in state funding in the budget for fiscal year 2017. President Randy Dunn issued a report Wednesday that detailed how the university’s three campuses would be affected if Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed 20 percent reduction in…
( KTRS ) Illinois lawmakers have advanced a measure to exempt feminine hygiene and incontinence products from the state sales tax. The Senate revenue committee forwarded the bill to the full chamber Wednesday for consideration. No official vote was taken, but one Republican lawmaker suggested the plan be considered for a tax code change instead…