GRAFTON, Ill. (AP) – Police in Southern Illinois are looking for information about who might have been driving a car that went into the Illinois River. The (Alton) Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/2ibCK35 ) a vehicle went into the river Saturday night just upstream from the Grafton lighthouse. The landmark is located about 40 miles north of…
CHICAGO (AP) – One of the last options former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has of early release from prison rests on a pending decision with the man whose Senate seat Blagojevich was convicted of trying to sell, President Barack Obama. The Department of Justice confirms the 60-year-old Blagojevich submitted a request to have his 14-year…
( KTRS ) A man was found fatally shot in the Greater Ville neighborhood Monday night. Authorities report that officers responded to the 4400 block of Lexington just before 10pm for a call of shots fired. Upon arrival the man was found not breathing with a gunshot wound to the head. Homicide detectives were called…
(KTRS) – A boil order is in effect for some Highland, Illinois residents just ahead of Christmas. A water main break forced officials to announce the boil order. We have a list of the affected areas at our website. The boil order will be lifted once tests come back with satisfactory results–typically within 48 hours.…
DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) – Missouri authorities say an armed trucker is in custody after his hours-long standoff at a rest stop near Kansas City, Missouri, forced the closure of the freeway ahead of the holiday weekend. The State Highway Patrol said in a Twitter post Friday afternoon that the man was arrested at the Interstate…
WASHINGTON (AP) -President-elect Donald Trump is passing along a “very nice letter” he says was sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The letter notes that serious global and regional challenges “show that the relations between Russia and the U.S. remain an important factor in ensuring stability and security in the modern world.” The letter, which…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) The St. Charles County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a murder suspect. Irian Ochoa-Valdez is wanted in connection with a December 18th home burglary and murder in unincorporated St. Charles County. Police say Ochoa-Valdez and an accomplice, 20-year-old Eulices Jassiel Cervantes Salmeron, of Hazelwood, broke entry into…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three suspects are in custody after shots were fired at police in south St. Louis. Police say detectives were fired upon from a vehicle near Ohio and Park Thursday night. That’s when a chase ensued. The pursuit ended in Town and Country, with the suspects being arrested. No officers were injured…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the state’s largest public-employee union, a move union leaders call an attempt to intimidate their members. Rauner’s filing Thursday says it costs the state $2 million a day and is seeking damages. Union spokesman Anders Lindall calls the…
( KTRS ) Police say a teen was shot Thursday afternoon. The incident happened just after noon yesterday at the corner of Bircher Blvd and Amelia Ave. The victim, a male in his teens, was reportedly shot in the shoulder and taken to the hospital in stable condition. At this time no further details have…