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Jurors convict Dylann Roof on all charges in church slayings
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A federal jury has convicted Dylann Roof in the racially motivated slayings of nine black church members in South Carolina. The jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberations. They convicted the 22-year-old white man of hate crimes and other charges. They will reconvene next month to decide…
Illinois adds jobs in November, unemployment rate holds steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials say the state’s unemployment rate in November remained at 5.6 percent. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Thursday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 1,700 jobs last month. That’s based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IDES. October figures were revised to show…
Person Found Dead In Florissant Home, One Person In Custody
Florissant, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â Police are investigating after a person was found dead in a Florissant home. Fox 2 is reporting that police were called to the home on Apache Court for a domestic situation at just before 7 a.m. Thursday. One person has been taken into custody. The name of the victim hasn’t been released.…
Senate Democrats have bill to force Trump to sell
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats have unveiled legislation to require President-elect Donald Trump to sell his businesses and put all of his assets in a blind trust. The legislation comes as Trump is grappling over how to distance himself from potential conflicts of interest between his sprawling business empire and the actions he will take…
Trump picks Montana Rep. Zinke for interior post
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump has officially chosen Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke to serve as his interior secretary. Zinke was an early supporter of Trump’s and publicly sought a Cabinet post when Trump visited Montana in May. Trump’s decision to tap Zinke for interior upends Senate Republican plans of recruiting the congressman to challenge…
Man Accused Of Shooting A Cardinals’ Fan Holds Off On Plea
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â The man who shot a Cardinals’ fan in downtown St. Louis during a street robbery is expected to enter a guilty plea to state charges on Friday. This comes after Kilwa Jones was set to enter that plea during a hearing Wednesday, but decided to wait until his family was present.…
Rauner touts effort train prison staff on mental illness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says nearly 13,000 prison staff in Illinois received training for dealing with mentally ill inmates in the past year. The governor’s office says the Corrections Department partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to provide two-day training to help staff better understand conditions like schizophrenia and…
Missouri Gov.-elect Greitens to appoint Supreme Court judge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will be responsible for filling a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court. The Appellate Judicial Commission on Wednesday announced it will accept applications for the judgeship through Feb. 3. By then, outgoing Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon will have left office. That will give Greitens an opportunity…