BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Law enforcement officials say a body was found in a condemned house that burned in southwestern Illinois. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that investigators were trying to determine the identity of the body. Firefighters say it appears to be an adult male but it was significantly burned. Deputy fire Chief Bud Jacobs…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is recycling its roads and saving up to $40,000 a year. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/21BTWL5) that the university is grinding up concrete and asphalt roads and sidewalks for re-use. The leftover material can be used in maintenance of roads and parking lots and for future…
( KTRS/AP ) President Barack Obama says his trip to Cuba is an “historic opportunity to engage with the Cuban people.” Obama spoke to a few dozen embassy staff and families at a Havana hotel in his first stop after arriving in Cuba. He says it’s wonderful to be in Cuba and is noting that…
CLARKSON VALLEY, Mo. (AP) – Bernie and Carla Squitieri have two very valuable rings back, against almost incomprehensible odds. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1PevqbJ ) reports that Carla took off the rings while washing dishes at their St. Louis County home on March 13 and put them on a paper towel to dry. Bernie later…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock to provide some records to prosecutors as part of a grand jury probe into the Illinois Republican’s spending. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough’s ruling, issued Feb. 12, was unsealed Wednesday. Among the 16 records Schock must turn over are documents related…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are looking at changing the ways police collect and store the enormous amount of data that comes from relatively new technology, including video, audio and location. Missouri lawmakers have filed at least 10 bills, though most have not yet received a committee vote. Some lawmakers say they worry devices like body cameras…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – New state data shows most school districts across Illinois are spending more than they’re taking in and dipping into reserves or borrowing to stay afloat. The Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/1pLQv8J ) reports that the 2016 School District Financial Profile Scores was released Wednesday by the Illinois State Board of Education to gauge…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Challengers in two politically tinged cases at the Supreme Court this week face the seemingly insurmountable problem of being unable to count the five votes they need to prevail. The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has deprived conservatives of a reliable vote on a range of issues, and two such cases are…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The daughter of a St. Louis woman slain more than three decades ago is pressing for the release of the man imprisoned for the killing, saying he didn’t commit the crime. The Post-Dispatch reports Melissa Davis told a judge Friday that she was wrong to identify Rodney Lincoln as the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow utilities to raise customers’ rates every year with less control by regulators. Proponents of the measure say the increases will be more predictable and subject to yearly limits. The Kansas City Star reports that opponents say customers would almost be guaranteed…