BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Scott Air Force Base and local leaders in St. Clair County have agreed to a new 25-year deal for joint use of MidAmerica Airport. According to the Belleville News-Democrat , St. Clair County Board members agreed to the new deal on Monday. The southwest Illinois base and the county signed a 50-year…
CHICAGO (AP) – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are stopping in Illinois to raise money for their presidential bids. Trump is scheduled to appear at a fundraiser Wednesday in Bolingbrook with former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka and other top Republican donors. They include businessman Ron Gidwitz and Todd Ricketts, a Chicago Cubs board member…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Several members of the St. Louis-area clergy are questioning why it took four years for murder charges to be filed against a former city police officer who fatally shot a suspect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that representatives of two Baptist organizations, the NAACP and the ACLU on Monday demanded more…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – It’s not too early to book a campsite to view next summer’s total solar eclipse in southern Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that reservations can be made at select campgrounds for Aug. 14-27. A total solar eclipse will be visible in southern Illinois on Aug. 21 next…
(KTRS) – Voters in St. Louis City and County who need absentee ballots, starting voting today. If you cannot make it to your regular polling place on November 8, you can cast your ballot at one of two approved locations in the county or city. Absentee votes are not counted until after polls close on…
Bridgeton, MO  (KTRS)  A K-9 with the Ferguson Police Department will once again be able to bite out of crime. Anak  underwent surgery Tuesday morning to have titanium crowns put on his bottom canines, ultimately saving his career as a police dog. Officer Greg Casem, stayed with his four-legged partner during the entire procedure at…
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump says the police tactic known as stop-and-frisk led to a drop in murders in New York City, while Hillary Clinton says it has been ruled unconstitutional. At the first presidential debate, neither was quite right. Crime began falling in New York before police fully embraced the tactic, which allows…
(KTRS) – St. Charles County joined St. Louis City and County in approving a prescription drug monitoring database. The county council approved a bill that establishes the program. Councilman Joe Brazil sponsored the legislation and says this is a huge step in the fight against the heroin epidemic. Missouri remains the only state without a…
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