MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) – A judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man will stand trial on murder charges in a fatal shooting in southwest Missouri. Clinton Blizzard is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the September death of Nathaniel “Steven” Higgins. The Joplin Globe reports a Lawrence County judge ruled Thursday…
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Loop Trolley project in the St. Louis area is now expected to cost about $51 million, $8 million more than the original estimate. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the increase is due, in part, to street paving and landscaping costs. Critics contend the cost of the 2.2-mile trolley…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to charges she wrapped her newborn son in a towel and plastic bag and left him in a drawer to die in 2007. Elyse Mamino was charged with the baby boy’s death the…
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…
