East Alton, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating the death of an East Alton man. Investigators say the body of 49-year-old Michael Louvier was found inside of his home along the 300 block of Grand Avenue on Friday. A cause of death hasn’t been released, but investigators are calling it suspicious. Anyone with any…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has its belated state budget, but the state Capitol’s next flashpoint in the political struggle over finances is about how to fund public education with just weeks before the first day of school. The spending plan lawmakers enacted this month over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes includes a $350 million…
AVA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a southern Missouri sheriff’s department and jail were briefly evacuated after an inmate started a fire, filling the lockup with smoke. KYTV reports that no injuries resulted from the Saturday blaze in the jail at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Ava. Sheriff Chris Degase says all inmates were…