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Illinois Achieves 100% 911 Coverage with Stark County Integration

1 year 9 months ago
TOULON – Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly, joined by Illinois Statewide 911 Administrator Cindy Barbera-Brelle, Stark County Sheriff Steve Sloan, and Peoria-Stark Joint Emergency Telephone System Board Chairman David Tuttle, today announced every county in Illinois now has 911 service. “This is a significant milestone for ISP’s Division of Statewide 911 and the whole state,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. ??“The agreement between these two counties means residents will see quicker response times as telecommunicators can get the appropriate first responders enroute sooner.” Stark County entered into an agreement with Peoria County to create a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board so that Stark County residents and those traveling through the area can quickly and efficiently receive emergency services. ? This marks the successful completion of a monumental mission assigned to the Illinois State Police by the General

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Brothers arrested in I-44 homicide case - body found in ditch

1 year 9 months ago
JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — Two men have been arrested in the investigation into a body found along I-44 in Jasper County Monday evening. The suspects in this case, Adin Aman Cantarero Benitez, 26, and Jose Cantarero Benitez, 20, are brothers. The Jasper County Sheriff's Office says they are illegal immigrants from Honduras. Investigators say one [...]
Bobbie Pottorff

Riverboats at the Gateway Arch bring back Thursday Happy Hours

1 year 9 months ago
Considering it’s the only place under the Arch to enjoy the end of the day on the river, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch is bringing happy hour back to the riverfront, offering cocktails and mocktails for home towners and out-of-towners wanting to enjoy the sunset before a dinner cruise on the Tom Sawyer or Becky Thatcher.
Patrick Clark

Duckworth, Booker Introduce Legislation to Protect Kangaroos by Ending the Sale of Commercial Products Made with Kangaroo Skin in the U.S.  

1 year 9 months ago
– Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to protect the estimated two million wild kangaroos who are needlessly killed every year for the use of their leather in commercial products. The killing of kangaroos for their leather, also known as “k-leather,” is currently the largest commercial slaughter of mammals worldwide driven by demand for their skin in certain models of soccer cleats. To help reverse this inhumane trend and safeguard the kangaroo species from commercial exploitation, the Senators’ Kangaroo Protection Act would ban the sale and manufacturing of products made from kangaroo skin, as well as the sale of kangaroo skin itself. Additionally, this legislation would empower the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other agencies, to issue civil and criminal penalties of fines up to $10,000 and other regulations. “The mass killing of millions of kangaroos to make commercial products

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