LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars,” has died. She was 60. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd said her mother was “loved by the word and she will…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The New York State attorney general’s office says Donald Trump must freeze his plan to dismantle his charitable foundation because state prosecutors are probing whether the president-elect personally benefited from its spending. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement Tuesday that the Donald J. Trump Foundation is still…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Uber’s push to expand into upstate New York is prompting debate over whether drivers should be fingerprinted. Uber drivers in New York City are already fingerprinted, as are regular taxi drivers in much of the state. Backers say it helps ensure potentially dangerous criminals don’t wind up driving the public. But…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Raja the elephant turns 24 today. The St. Louis Zoo will host a party Tuesday morning to celebrate Raja birthday. is the proud papa of Maliha, Jade, Kenzi and Priya. Raja was the first Asian elephant born at the St. Louis Zoo back on this date in 1992.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot Monday night night in the 4400 block of Lexington Avenue. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. This brings the murder count in St. Louis…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Community health centers across Illinois are receiving federal grants totaling more than $12 million. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “will help community health centers across our state continue to improve health outcomes and reduce patient costs.” Community health centers deliver…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers hope that the upcoming session will finally produce a ban on lobbyist gifts, thanks to support from Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens. It’s among the top priorities for House Speaker Todd Richardson, who said he was personally disappointed when an ethics bills didn’t pass last session. Some lawmakers say…
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…