CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) – It didn’t take long for New England Patriot quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s alma mater to take advantage of the buzz around the quarterback’s first NFL appearance. Eastern Illinois University on Tuesday said it will give replica Garoppolo No. 10 jerseys to fans who join the school’s Panther Club for $250 or increase…
(St. Louis, MO) — Drivers heading downtown on a beautiful Fall weekend will encounter some inconveniences. MODOT will completely close I-44 between Kingshighway and Jefferson Avenue starting at 8 o’clock tonight. The weekend ramp closures include the Lafayette and Jefferson Avenue ramps onto I-44 west, the ramps from Vandeventer and Grand onto eastbound-44 and the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State records show schools in Illinois will start the academic year having to comply with at least two dozen new statutes, or mandates from lawmakers. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers says that reports collected by the Illinois State Board of Education show the 24 additional requirements are down slightly…
MT. VERNON, IL (KTVI)- For the first time since the fatal accident in 2007, former Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell has publicly apologized for the crash that killed 18-year-old Jessica Uhl and her 13-year-old sister Kelli. He was back in the Secretary of State’s office Wednesday trying to get his drivers’ license back. This…
FERGUSON, MO (KPLR) – Protestors wielding bullhorns and challenging the line of police in riot gear were not the only demonstrators on West Florissant Wednesday evening. Members of a local Ferguson church brought in a band on a flatbed truck about six thirty. The lively gospel music quickly drew some protestors away from the police…
FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) – The St. Louis SWAT Team was on the scene of a protest on West Florissant street in Ferguson on Wednesday evening. Demonstrators were filling the streets. Police told the crowd to clear the area or there will be arrests. Just before 9 pm police say the crowd that gathered at West Florissant and…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Beyond the boom of Israeli airstrikes and the stream of rockets fired from Gaza, Israel and Hamas are also battling to control the message emanating from this latest Israeli-Palestinian conflagration. Using videos, Twitter, text messages, leaflets and phone calls, both sides have attempted to direct the tone of the fighting — for…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri death row inmate with a July scheduled execution is asking Gov. Jay Nixon to appoint an independent panel to review his clemency request. Fifty-four-year-old John Middleton is scheduled to die July 16 at the state prison in Bonne Terre. The one-time methamphetamine dealer was convicted in the 1995 drug-related…
