SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Republicans who gained ground in the Illinois General Assembly two years ago with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s financial assistance have a tougher go of it this year.Rauner and his top backers showered more than $40 million on legislative races in 2016. Against a legislative district map drawn by Democrats, the GOP picked…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley took a cue from President Donald Trump on Sunday and said Missouri voters are motivated by “mob behavior” by Democrats. Hawley during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” tried to tap into frustration over his Democratic rival Sen. Claire McCaskill’s vote against U.S. Supreme…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL HILL , Associated Press AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — The day after a mourning community said last goodbyes to eight of 20 victims of a limousine crash — four sisters and four other relatives — the Senate’s top Democrat called on federal regulators to formulate new safety standards for the vehicles.…
HOUSTON, TX (AP) — Within hours of being booked at a Border Patrol station in far West Texas, two teenage sisters from Guatemala came forward to allege that an agent conducted an improper strip search. The agent in question denied the allegations, including the sisters’ claims that he touched their genitals. He insisted he had…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — With nearly $30 million in renovations underway on the exterior of the Missouri Capitol, state officials have begun discussing renovations and repairs to the interior of the building, although the length of the project and the potential costs are still unclear. A consultant hired to oversee the renovations told the…
ALTON, IL (AP) — A Madison County associate circuit judge has been chosen to attend the U.S. Army War College . Judge Sarah Smith is one of three Illinois Army National Guard Officers selected to attend. She will graduate in 2020. Smith is currently staff judge advocate of the Illinois Army National Guard . The college is the Army’s…
MEXICO BEACH, FL (AP) — Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so residents who may have tried to ride out the storm. The death toll from…
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Brexit secretary made a rush visit to Brussels on Sunday for surprise talks with the top European Union negotiator as Brexit talks accelerated ahead of a summit later this week. Dominic Raab’s office said in a statement that the unusual weekend meeting with the EU’s Michel Barnier was necessary. “With several…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A Missouri man who previously served 17 years in prison for two killings has been found guilty of a third killing for the 2014 death of his longtime girlfriend. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 67-year-old Harry Little Sr. was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder and other counts in…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a quadruple shooting in north county. Officers were called to the 400 block of Midlothian Road in Glasgow Village around 2:15 a.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, officers found four victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victims are a 27 year old male, 33 year old female, 25 year old…