INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Illinois governor is tossing in $100,000 of his own money to boost the campaign of Indiana’s Republican gubernatorial candidate even as the two states scuffle for jobs. The money Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gave to Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s campaign is a small fraction of the $16 million that the…
(KTRS) – The third person shot during a home invasion in St. Charles County, has died. Police say that Danny Donovan died exactly five weeks after the shooting at his father’s home. The home invasion happened August 8 when a man came into the house armed with two handguns. Daniel Donovan and the suspect started…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says it has lodged a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization alleging excessive government support for rice, wheat and corn that drives up production. The administration says China’s support for those products in 2015 exceeded by $100 billion the levels China committed to when joining the WTO.…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A House Republican has questioned vice presidential nominee Mike Pence about Donald Trump’s standing among women – and what can be done to improve it. During the exchange in a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska asked the Indiana governor what to say to his own daughter when she…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – The Fisher-Price Little People and Care Bears will square off against Rock `Em Sock `Em Robots and Transformers for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. Whether any or all make it will be announced Nov. 10. Twelve finalists for the Class of 2016 were revealed Tuesday by the…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The special election for Missouri’s 78th District race will go on as planned for Friday. On Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to allow a special election. A hearing was held on Monday in which incumbent Penny Hubbard challenged the ruling. Bruce Franks lost the August…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  A woman is dead following a shooting in the Central West End. Police say the victim who was in her early sixties, was gunned down near Sarah and Olive streets around 11 p.m. Monday. She died shortly after being taken to the hospital. There’s no word of any arrests or a…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Grand jurors have charged a man with murder in the stabbing deaths of three people at a southern Illinois beauty salon more than a decade ago. The Belleville News Democrat reports one-time suspect 50-year-old Samuel L. Johnson of St. Louis was charged with first-degree murder in an indictment unsealed Monday. He…
