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Illini men's basketball win sparks celebrations; few incidents reported

7 months ago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- The University of Illinois Police Department was busy controlling a celebrating crowd and enforcing the City of Champaign’s temporary on-campus alcohol limitations Saturday as the Fighting Illini beat Big Ten rival Iowa. Capt. Jason Bradley spearheaded the crowd control detail at the campus’s Alma Mater statue, where thousands of students and [...]
Peter Hanson

Missouri public education amendment campaign stops signature push, plans 2028 return

7 months ago
An initiative petition campaign seeking to enshrine a “fundamental right” to public education in the Missouri Constitution is abandoning its efforts to get on the November ballot, promising a return in 2028. The Missouri Right to Education campaign had only collected around 35,000 signatures —  one fifth of the minimum required for constitutional amendments — […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Tuesday, March 31 - Watching for bears

7 months ago
Missouri's black bears are just now waking up from their long hibernation. The animal once thought extinct in Missouri is back and thriving, in part due to decades of effort by state workers.

Wet weather ramps up, cools down St. Louis

7 months ago
ST. LOUIS - One more hot and breezy day Tuesday, with highs back in the mid 80s. Fire danger will be high. The record high for March 31 is 87 F and we will again be close to meeting that. Tuesday night through Saturday will bring waves of rain and thunderstorms to the St. Louis [...]
Angela Hutti