BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The son of a former mayor of the southern Illinois city of Alorton has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for a 2009 double homicide. A St. Clair County jury delivered the verdict Thursday against Randy McCallum Jr., and was quickly escorted out the courtroom afterward. McCallum’s father,…
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say more than 1 million Illinois residents have health insurance through programs launched by President Barack Obama’s health care law. The number includes more than 388,000 Illinoisans who signed up during the recent marketplace enrollment period and more than 626,000 covered under the Medicaid expansion. It’s the first time the figure…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge has issued a restraining order blocking a former lobbyist accused of sexually harassing interns and employees from coming within 1,000 feet of the Missouri Capitol. A Cole County judge granted the restraining order Thursday against David Poger. Calls to Poger were not immediately returned. He was registered as…
(KTRS) –Â The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted to fire Assistant Professor Melissa Click. The vote came Wednesday night, months after a video of Click calling for muscle to remove a student journalist from students protests on campus. The Board released a statement today saying that pressure from Missouri lawmakers had no influence on…
The event, called Murmuration, will be a three-day festival showcasing thought leaders, an art competition, and national musical acts
There is no word on when the first trolley car will hit the tracks
