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Uber to give free rides for Missouri inauguration
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Ridesharing company Uber will give free rides on Missouri’s inauguration day in Jefferson City. A statement from Uber provided to The Associated Press on Thursday says free rides through the app-based service are available from 7 a.m. Monday until 2 a.m. Tuesday. Incoming Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and four other…
Missouri Lottery officials still looking for jackpot winner in November drawing
HERMANN, Mo. (AP) – Two months after someone purchased a$3.5 million Missouri Lotto ticket in Hermann, a winner has yet to come forward. The Missouri Lottery said Thursday that someone matched all six numbers in the Nov. 12 drawing: 10, 17, 26, 28, 36 and 43. The winning ticket was purchased at Hermann Fuel Mart…
4 charged in beating broadcast on Facebook
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors have filed hate crime and aggravated kidnapping charges against four black suspects accused of beating and taunting a white man during an attack streamed live on Facebook Cook County prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against three 18-year-olds – Jordan Hill of Carpentersville, Brittany Covington of Chicago and Tesfaye Cooper of Chicago…
Governor Bruce Rauner won’t attend Trump inauguration
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he won’t be in Washington later this month for GOP President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rauner says he’s “focused on Illinois” and is trying “to minimize the distractions” and his time out of state. Rauner is amid a state budget impasse with Democratic lawmakers. Trump is to…
Medical group requires up-front fees from Illinois workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A Springfield medical group is requiring patients insured by the state to pay half of their expected surgery bills up front. The State Journal-Register reports that the requirement from the Orthopedic Center of Illinois comes at a time when payments for the care of state workers, retirees and dependents insured through…
Top US spy chief says deterrence won’t work
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Director of National Intelligence says attempts to deter foreign hackers don’t work, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a buildup of defensive cyber capabilities. James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing Thursday that the U.S. cannot put stock in what he called cyber deterrence. He says cyber…
Chicago police weighing motivation for attack that was broadcast on Facebook
CHICAGO (AP) –Â Chicago police say authorities are considering whether an attack on a white man that was broadcast live on Facebook falls under hate crimes statutes. Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Thursday morning that the four black suspects made “terrible racist statements” during the assault but that police believe the victim was targeted…
Historically black college: Band will march at inauguration
ATLANTA (AP) – The president of a historically black college in Alabama says its band will perform in President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade, despite a barrage of criticism. Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced the decision Thursday. It comes after the Presidential Inaugural Committee had announced that the Alabama band had accepted its invitation to…
St. Louis Has Its First Murder Of The Year
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â St. Louis has its first homicide of the year. Police say a man was shot to death Wednesday night on Dodier Street in north St. Louis. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The number of murders in St. Louis in…