JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Missouri Republican officials and candidates are helping GOP Gov.-elect Eric Greitens transition to power. Greitens’ primary rival Catherine Hanaway and former U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman are among the most well-known names aiding the future governor. Greitens will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in January. Hanaway is a…
(KTRS) – Early next month officials with the Riverview Gardens School District will learn if they are getting an accreditation upgrade. Missouri’s education department will recommend that the district be classified for provisional accreditation. The district has been unaccredited since 2007, but for a second year in-a-row the annual report card showed they scored high…
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) – An Alton man convicted of raping two toddlers and sentenced to life in prison will get a new trial after the appellate court overturned his conviction. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that in December 2012, 33-year-old Michael Burgund was found guilty on five counts of predatory sexual assault of two girls…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s failed again in a widely anticipated study, disappointing many who had hoped Eli Lilly had finally found a way to slow the progression of the mind-robbing disease. The drug did not work better than a placebo treatment in a study of 2,100 people with mild Alzheimer’s, the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far. It will be a Cabinet-level position, and Haley has accepted, Trump said in a statement Wednesday. Jason Miller, a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three suspects are being sought after a man was shot during an attempted robbery in downtown St. Louis. Police say three men approached the victim who was sitting in his car around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 10th and Olive. That’s when one of the suspects shot the man in the…
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( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating another homicide the city’s north side. Police say a male victim was found Tuesday evening suffering from gunshot wounds near North Market. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released. An investigation is on going.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Supreme Court is carrying out a new certification process that’s aimed at bringing accountability to the state’s problem-solving courts. Problem-solving courts address mental health and addiction issues of people in the criminal justice system by connecting them with treatment. On Tuesday, the Illinois Supreme Court announced the certification of the…