SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Five leading Illinois business groups are urging Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders to skip the public budget negotiation they’ve scheduled for next week. In a letter released Thursday, the business leaders say a public meeting over the 18-week budget holdup would prevent “sincere and constructive” conversation necessary for successful negotiation.…
NEW YORK (AP) – Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes scored in the first period, and the New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory. J.T. Miller, Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi also scored for New York, which improved to 12-2-2. Dmitrij Jaskin, Vladimir Tarasenko…
( KTRS ) Prosecutors have charged a third man with posting online threats to attack a college campus. 19 yr old Tyler Bradenberg, of St. Louis, was charged Thursday with a felony count of making a terrorist threat. Authorities say Brandenberg posted “I’m gonna shoot up this school” on the anonymous messaging app Yik Yak…
(KTRS ) Illinois Lottery ticket sales have plummeted since lottery officials announced delaying payouts over $600 because of the state budget impasse. Numbers show that gross sales for instant and Powerball tickets in October were the lowest yet in 2015. last month the Illinois lottery announced that anyone winning over $600 wouldn’t get their money…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The family of a man killed in a truck crash in southern Illinois is suing a county coroner’s office that it says failed to recover all of the victim’s body parts from the accident scene. Jared McPherson of Bethalto and another man were killed in August when their truck left Interstate…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri police are investigating a report of vandalism at the Columbia campus’ black culture center. Police say someone spray-painted over a portion of a sign early Thursday at the center. Police were reviewing video surveillance from the area. University Police Chief Doug Schwandt says the Missouri State Highway Patrol is assisting…
