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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois state climatologist says last month was the third wettest July ever. Climatologist Jim Angel says the statewide average rainfall in July was 7.12 inches, 3.04 inches above normal. He says the the wettest July on record was in 1958 with 8.10 inches. Carbondale led the state with 13.34 inches…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri salary and benefits study has been released showing state workers are paid on average 10.4 percent below the market rate. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports that the study found that benefits offered by the state are above market, but state employees remain 4.6 percent below market when…
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland is praising the bravery of those who formed a human chain Saturday to help rescue someone caught in the flood waters Mikulski said Monday it “took my breath away.” She toured Main Street in Ellicott City, where catastrophic flooding devastated local businesses and claimed two lives.…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A federal judge in North Carolina has decided not to rule immediately on whether to block a portion of a state law governing the use of public bathrooms by transgender people. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder heard evidence Monday, ahead of a November trial that will determine the law’s longer-term prospects.…
(KTRS) – The man accused of shooting a Ballwin Police Officer during a traffic stop is now being held on a $1 million bond. A judge today approved a request to double Antonio Taylor’s bond. Prosecutors requested the change after they learned the full extent of Officer Michael Flamion’s injuries. He is still on a…
NEW YORK (AP) – A new poll shows about three out of four Americans believe Donald Trump will further divide the country if elected, but doubts remain about Hillary Clinton’s ability to unite as well. The survey released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only about a third of people…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s most competitive Republican governor’s primary race in two decades is coming to a close Tuesday. Missouri voters will choose from among four well-funded candidates in the GOP governor’s primary. Republican gubernatorial candidates John Brunner, Eric Greitens, Catherine Hanaway and Peter Kinder had together already spent more than $22 million as of…