LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Officials are expected to tour flood-stricken neighborhoods in a county north of Chicago following heavy rainfall earlier this week. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, both Democrats, will join Lake County Board Chair Aaron Lawlor Saturday afternoon. They also are expected to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suspected car thief in St. Louis is hospitalized after being shot in the leg when the vehicle’s owner allegedly caught him in the act. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police are still investigating the shooting, which happened about 10 p.m. Thursday. The 35-year-old man who was shot is in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has vetoed a bill that he says would mean children could ride on the bows of boats without railings. Greitens took action on that bill and several others Friday. Motorboat drivers now can’t allow people to ride on bows, gunwales and the tops of seats without adequate…