Repairs to Illinois bridge must wait due to rare mussel

BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) – Presence of a rare mollusk has delayed repairs to a bridge in northern Illinois. The Rockford Register Star reports that the Belvidere Public Works Department’s plans to repair a bridge five miles west of downtown will have to wait until 2017. That’s because the Illinois Department of Natural Resources needs to…

For Democrats, a stable of surrogates ready to campaign

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – While Hillary Clinton has been rallying Democrats out West, former President Bill Clinton has been carrying her campaign’s message through Iowa. Next week, when the Democratic front-runner returns to Iowa herself, her daughter, Chelsea, will be courting supporters in New Hampshire. The family tag-team across the early voting states is…

Traffic Fatalities Up In The Show-Me-State

Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Traffic fatalities are up in the state Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports that there were 853 traffic fatalities last year, an 11.4 percent increase over the 766 recorded in 2014. Officials say 63 percent of those killed in traffic crashes last year, were not wearing seat belts. According to…