SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democratic state senator in Illinois says he has started a federal super PAC to combat the millions of dollars that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his supporters are spending on state Legislative races. Federal Election Commission filings show the Leading Illinois for Tomorrow political action committee, started by Daniel Biss…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found, behind a church, in North St. Louis County. Police say the remains were found Wednesday evening by a grounds crew, working at the Lutheran Church of Living Christ on New Halls Ferry Road. The Bureau of Crimes Against Persons is handling the investigation. At…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander has raised more money recently for his bid for U.S. Senate but incumbent GOP Sen. Roy Blunt has more cash on hand. Kander’s campaign on Wednesday announced he raised more than $3 million between July and the end of September. The Missouri Democratic Party’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is suggesting that racial bias in the jury room may trump the centuries-old legal principle of secrecy in jury deliberations. The justices heard an appeal Tuesday from an immigrant in Colorado who was convicted by a jury on which one man reportedly tied the defendant’s guilt to his Hispanic…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump is urging his supporters to vote on Election Day – but he got one key fact wrong. In the opening moments of a rally Tuesday night in Palm Beach City, Florida, Trump told the crowd to “make sure you get out and vote, Nov. 28.” The problem with that advice?…
POUKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) – Funeral services are being held for a New York State Police investigator who died from an illness stemming from his work at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. State police announced last week that 51-year-old Paul Stuewer died of an illness dating back to when he…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The community is preparing to say goodbye to a St. Louis County police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Hundreds are expected to pay their respects to the fallen St. Louis County police officer. A visitation for Officer Blake Snyder is being held Wednesday from 4 p.m.…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Funeral services are planned for this week for a St. Louis County police officer who was fatally shot. St. Louis County police say services for Officer Blake Snyder will start at 11 a.m. Thursday at a church in Chesterfield. Afterward a funeral procession will travel to a cemetery in Godfrey, Illinois.…
( KTRS ) A former middle school principal has been arrested in connection with his pregnant girlfriends death. Authorities say 35 yr old Cornelius Green has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and armed criminal action. He allegedly paid a childhood friend, back in March, to kill 30 yr old Jocelyn Peters.…
