SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Archaeological work could begin this fall on the remains of homes burned down during the 1908 Springfield race riots after an agreement was reached between federal, state and city officials. The deal covers how excavations will be done and directs the city and the Illinois State Museum to curate the artifacts…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count continues to climb. This comes after three fatal shootings in north St. Louis within a mile of each other. Police say the first incident happened at just after 5 p.m. Monday when a man was shot on Martin Luther King and Hodiamont. He died after being…
By MATTHEW LEE , AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration “at the end of the year.” Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign. He called Haley a “very special”…
By DAVID EGGERT , Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states. Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide…
St. Louis Homicide detectives are working three homicides from Monday evening. The first homicide was in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood around 5 p.m. Police say a man was found shot to death in a field at Martin Luther King Drive and Hodiamont. The second murder was found just a couple blocks away in the 1400…
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court with a new conservative majority takes the bench as Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joins his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice. Kavanaugh will emerge Tuesday morning from behind the courtroom’s red velvet…