The attorney for accused murderer Danny Coston has asked for a court appointed psychiastrist to conduct an examination to determine his client’s mental fitness.

WRUL/WROY radio reports that a White County judge has court appointed Dr. Victoria Codispoti to  conduct the exam.

Coston is accused of killing 17-year-old Jessica Evans of Norris City and 22-year-old Jacob Wheeler of Carmi last summer.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)- The Illinois Senate has approved legislation to allow school districts to use cameras to catch people who don't stop for buses picking up or dropping off kids.

The owner of a vehicle captured by the cameras could be fined $150 for a first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense.

The bus must have its stop sign extended and lights flashing. It must also be clear that students are either getting on or off of the bus.

Lawmakers voted 36-12 in favor of the bill, which now moves to the House.

The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) is engaged in a study of the Wabash River to determine the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous the Wabash contributes to the Ohio River.

The Wabash River is 491 miles long and flows southwest, forming the southern Indiana-Illinois border before draining into the main stem of the Ohio River.

The Wabash has been identified as one of the largest contributors of nitrogen to the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.  In addition, data has shown that the area where the Wabash enters the Ohio River (at the upstream end of the Smithland Pool) has lower dissolved oxygen levels and is designated as “impaired” in ORSANCO’s 2008 Assessment of Water Quality Conditions.