Louisiana bill to ban abortions based on gender is stalled
There was no evidence that sex-selection abortions have happened in Louisiana
PREVIEW: U.S. Open Cup Resumes for STL FC
May 26, 2015 Matchday 10 (Presented by Mercy) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – 3rd Round Saint Louis FC vs. Minnesota United FC Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: World Wide Technology Soccer Park; St. Louis, Mo. Tickets ___________________________________ LAST TIME OUT: Saint Louis FC was held to a 3-3 draw against USL…
PETA honors Shiloh woman killed while rescuing opossum
SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) – A national animal rights group is honoring the southern Illinois animal rescue volunteer who was struck and killed by a regional commuter train while responding to a call about an opossum on the tracks. Fifty-eight-year-old Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh died last month after being hit by a MetroLink train east of…
Cardinals tag Colon, knock Mets out of 1st with 9-0 rout
NEW YORK (AP) — The past two games at Citi Field, the St. Louis Cardinals have shown exactly why they own the best record in baseball. Matt Adams hit a long three-run homer, Jason Heyward also connected and the Cardinals enjoyed their second consecutive offensive outburst, roughing up Bartolo Colon in a 9-0 rout of…
Tamms prison likely to remain closed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Little support seems to exist for reopening a super-maximum prison in southern Illinois that has been closed for more than two years. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports (http://bit.ly/1KedlNW) the notorious Tamms prison remains shut down despite an effort from at least one Illinois lawmaker to push Illinois Gov. Bruce…
Illinois Marine among 8 dead in Nepal helicopter crash
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A U.S. Marine Corps combat photographer from Illinois is among the eight dead who were aboard a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal. Officials identified the victims Sunday. Cpl. Sara A. Medina, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan, and a native of…
Republicans criticize Clinton for not talking to press
The former secretary of state is making a second campaign visit to Iowa on Monday.
Amtrak could pay no more than $200 million to crash victims
For the first time, Amtrak could face a $200 million payout to crash victims.
Services held for slain Illinois college student
TROY, Ill. (AP) – Farmily and friends have said goodbye to a Southern Illinois University student who police say was killed while trying to sell his sports car advertised on Craigslist. A funeral Mass for 19-year-old Taylor Clark of St. Jacob, Illinois, was held Tuesday at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Troy, followed by burial…
Missouri Senate Republicans force passage of right to work
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Senate Republicans have used a rare procedural motion to shut down debate and pass a “right-to-work” measure. The Senate voted 21-13 Tuesday to approve a bill that prohibits workplace contracts in which union fees are collected from non-members. The bill now goes back to the House, which had passed…