Mizzou Upset Again at Home
Barnett Does Little in Debut
Wash U men’s soccer team suspended
(KTRS) – The Men’s soccer team at Washington University in St. Louis is suspended indefinitely after being accused of making sexually explicit comments and exhibiting lewd behavior toward the women’s soccer team. The Post-Dispatch reports that the comments were made in 2015. Members of the women’s team reported the comments to university officials this week.…
UN secretary general to talk at Southern Illinois University
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – United National Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver his last public lecture while in office at Southern Illinois University next week. SIU officials say the secretary general will speak Wednesday at the Carbondale campus. His talk will include the topic “What I Have Learned and Would Like to Pass On.” SIU…
Lawmakers wants seat belts required on state’s school buses
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois lawmaker wants to make seat belts on school buses a requirement in the wake of a fatal crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that sparked concern about bus safety. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Democratic state Rep. Lou Lang will propose legislation requiring three-point seat belts on new, large…
Raider of DC pizza shop pleads not guilty, jailed on assault
WASHINGTON (AP) – A man who police said was inspired by false internet rumors to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington pizzeria has pleaded not guilty to charges including assault with a dangerous weapon. A public defender for 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch waived her right to argue for his release at a hearing Friday,…
Immigrant elector who backed Cruz says he’ll vote for Trump
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Mexican-American elector says he’s sticking with his pledge to vote for Missouri’s winning candidate, Donald Trump. Hector Maldonado told The Associated Press he won’t change his mind Monday in what’s shaping up to be an unusually controversial Electoral College vote. The child of a migrant worker, Maldonado moved to…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Area Businessman And Four Others In Brutal Kidnapping
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis-area executive is accused in a brutal kidnapping. A federal grand jury has indicted Todd Beckman for allegedly kidnapping a man before Thanksgiving and collecting a $27,000 ransom from the victim’s parents. Beckman is the president and CEO of Massage Luxe and Tanco. Kerry Roades, Zachary Smith and brothers…
Illinois colleges face grant decision in budget uncertainty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Colleges and universities are again deciding whether to front grant money to low-income students who are supposed to be receiving state aid as Illinois’ budget remains uncertain. The Southern Illinoisan reports a survey recently released by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission suggests some schools that covered grants in the fall aren’t…
Authorities investigate drive-by shooting in Jennings
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Jennings. Authorities report that the shooting took place in the 7100 block of Florence Place around 5:20 Thursday evening. One male victim was shot in the leg and was taken to hospital for a non-life threatening injury. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of…
Prison inmates sue Missouri over hepatitis-C care
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Missouri Department of Corrections alleging inmates did not receive proper hepatitis C treatment. The ACLU and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center in St. Louis filed the federal lawsuit for the inmates Thursday. Inmates in the lawsuit claim they didn’t receive…