SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Susana Mendoza has been sworn in as Illinois comptroller . The Democrat will serve the final two years of Republican Judy Baar Topinka’s term. Topinka was re-elected in 2014 but died suddenly. Mendoza beat appointed comptroller Leslie Munger in a special election last month. Mendoza takes over during a period of…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says the search firm that helped the system find a new president also will lead the search for a permanent chancellor for the Columbia campus. University officials announced in a news release Monday that the firm of Isaacson, Miller, will help with the chancellor search. The firm…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ivanka Trump is meeting with former Vice President Al Gore, who is an aggressive advocate on the idea that humans are causing climate change. Ivanka Trump is a member of her father’s transition team, and aides told reporters Monday that the session would take place later in the day. President-elect Donald Trump…
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) – Two suspects in a weekend break-in at a Massachusetts convenience store had a fowl accomplice. Northampton officers investigating a robbery in progress at a store at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday quickly found two men and a live rooster in a nearby car. The men were arrested on breaking and entering and…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois legislative leaders have made little headway in the latest weekend meeting at Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s offices on a budget deal as Democrats broached the issue of how President-elect Donald Trump’s policy’s might alter some Illinois’ financial calculations. House Democrat Greg Harris joined Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan at a…
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a fire damaged a resort condominium building under construction in Branson. The Springfield News-Leader reports the large fire Sunday damaged the building under construction at the Welk Resort. The city of Branson said in a release that when crews arrived, the building’s roofline and attic were on…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – The New Madrid Fault has had a fair amount of minor seismic activity in recent weeks. There’ve been no reports of damage or injuries. The Daily American Republic reports that the latest was a magnitude-2.9 earthquake Friday centered near Caruthersville. Another minor earthquake struck early Tuesday about 10 miles east-southeast…
( KTRS ) A driver asleep at the wheel is believed to be the cause of a fatal crash on 270 Saturday night. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that 20 yr old D’Angelo Bernaugh fell asleep, while driving, around 10:50pm Saturday night on eastbound 270. Her SUV struck another, pushing it off the right side…
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