Ferguson deal with DOJ could hinge on tax hikes
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – The mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, says the city will be “highly unlikely” to fully comply with terms of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice if voters fail to approve two tax increases. Mayor James Knowles III told The Associated Press Wednesday that passage of both a sales tax and…
President Obama commutes sentences for dozens of drug offenders
CHICAGO (AP) – President Barack Obama has commuted prison sentences of five Illinoisans, including three serving life terms for drug crimes. The Illinois inmates were among 61 drug offenders whose sentences Obama commuted Wednesday. One of the inmates, Jesse Webster of Chicago, is serving a life term for intent to sell cocaine and filing false…
Wash U: Emergency Alert Issued As A Precaution
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An emergency alert was issued briefly Wednesday morning on the campus of Washington University. University officials say the alert issued at 9:36 a.m. was done so as an extra precaution after a report of an incident involving gunfire in the vicinity of the university’s North Campus. The Washington University and St.…
Trump says reporter could have had a knife
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says the reporter who is behind misdemeanor battery charges against his campaign manager “shouldn’t have been grabbing me.” Trump defended campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Fox News Wednesday, a day after Florida police charged him following an incident earlier this month in which Lewandowski pulled the reporter,…
Virginia governor vetoes ‘religious exemption’ bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed legislation he said would legalize discrimination of the LGBT community. The Democratic governor made the announcement Wednesday during a radio appearance on WTOP. The measure would prohibit the state from punishing religious groups that refuse services related to gay marriages. Republican supporters said it would…
Prosecutors Won’t Retry Blagojevich On Five Tossed Counts
Chicago, IL (KTRS) Prosecutors won’t retry former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on the five counts tossed by a federal appeals court and have requested a resentencing date. Federal prosecutors made the filing on Wednesday. This comes two days after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Blagojevich’s appeal of his remaining corruption convictions. Those convictions…
