WASHINGTON (AP) –Â Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is showing weariness with repeated questions about when – and whether – he has disavowed any connection with David Duke, a onetime Ku Klux Klan leader. Interviewed by phone on ABC’s “Good Morning America” as voters went to the polls early Tuesday, Trump said once again that he…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A generation gap among black voters could be critical for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday. Older black voters, a reliable primary voting bloc, are coalescing around Clinton. Millennial black voters appear torn between the former secretary of state and her opponent, Bernie Sanders. For Sanders to have any hope…
Dutzow, MO  (KTRS)  The search for a missing St. Charles County woman is over. Police say the body of Amanda Sue Ford of Augusta was found in her Jeep Monday afternoon. The vehicle was discovered on its roof in a ravine off Highway 94 near Dutzow. Ford went missing on Saturday. This was the day before…
Richmond Heights, MO  (KTRS)  A suspect is being sought in connection with a Richmond Heights bank robbery. Police say a man held up Pulaski Bank on 6510 Clayton Road Monday afternoon. After entering the bank, the suspect handed a note to the teller demanding money and implying he had a gun. After receiving money from the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials have delayed for a second time a cost-saving policy capping overtime pay for home health care aides. The Department of Human Services told The Associated Press on Monday another grace period will allow officials to negotiate and clarify conditions with the union that represents 25,000 home workers. Thousands of…
CHICAGO (AP) – In the run up to Super Tuesday’s primaries and Illinois’ March 15 primary, Governor Bruce Rauner says he is staying out of presidential politics. Rauner said yesterday when questioned by reporters that there are challenges in Illinois and he is focused on those challenges 24 hours a day. Rauner said that despite…
( KTRS ) Two men have pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting during a robbery at a St. Louis bar frequented by police officers. Derreaun Davis, 21, and Corey Wade, 30, both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 31 other charges on Monday. Authorities say Davis, Wade and another man attempted to rob Pooh’s Corner…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Belleville woman who pleaded guilty to lying about a terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis returns to court for sentencing on fraud charges. Thirty-two-year-old Alissa Jackson was a married mother of five when she was charged in June 2014 with bilking thousands of dollars in donations, free food and a donated minivan…
