WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says he’s holding out hope that “cooler heads will prevail” and Republicans will back down from plan to block a Supreme Court nominee. Obama says he’s looking for a candidate whose credentials would earn easy confirmation in a less-heated political environment. He says he’s also looking for a candidate…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has staked out uncompromising positions on Asia policy that could potentially strain U.S. relations with the region if he wins the White House. He says China is ripping off America in trade and should be slapped with a fat import tax. And he claims U.S. military allies…
Rubio’s campaign isn’t spending a single dollar on radio or television advertising in Florida
Carbondale, IL  (KTRS)  Hundreds of Southern Illinois University employees could be laid off if  the university loses over $45 million in state funding in the budget for fiscal year 2017. President Randy Dunn issued a report Wednesday that detailed how the university’s three campuses would be affected if Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed 20 percent reduction in…
East St. Louis, IL  (KTRS)  A suspect is being sought in connection with a hit and run accident that claimed the life of a child in East St. Louis. Police say the 11-year-old boy who a family member has identified as  Maurice Richards, was struck by a passing vehicle Wednesday night in the 3700 block…
( KTRS ) The Missouri House has endorsed a bill creating a grant program to attract more conventions to the state. Lawmakers gave initial approval Wednesday to a measure authorizing grants for large conventions that could cover up to half the operating expenses. Eligible conventions would have to draw at least half their attendees from…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kevin Shattenkirk scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. David Backes and Troy Brouwer scored in the third period for the Blues and Jake Allen…
( KTRS ) Illinois lawmakers have advanced a measure to exempt feminine hygiene and incontinence products from the state sales tax. The Senate revenue committee forwarded the bill to the full chamber Wednesday for consideration. No official vote was taken, but one Republican lawmaker suggested the plan be considered for a tax code change instead…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Outdoor hockey is coming to St. Louis. The NHL said before the St. Louis Blues’ game against the Chicago Blackhawks that the teams will play in the Winter Classic at Busch Stadium on Monday, Jan. 2. That’s one of four outdoor NHL games scheduled for next season. The NHL said Toronto…
( KTRS ) Immigration authorities last year sought to detain a Mexican national charged with killing five men, but they sent the detention order to an agency that didn’t have him in custody. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it wasn’t the first time Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino eluded the agency In 2015, officials from a…