(KTRS) – Homicide detectives are on the scene after a man was shot to death on Interstate 55 in south St. Louis. The shooting happened around 12:30 near the Arsenal exit. Police say the man, who is in his 20s, was shot in his vehicle and died at the scene. No more details available at this…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Susana Mendoza has been sworn in as Illinois comptroller . The Democrat will serve the final two years of Republican Judy Baar Topinka’s term. Topinka was re-elected in 2014 but died suddenly. Mendoza beat appointed comptroller Leslie Munger in a special election last month. Mendoza takes over during a period of…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri says the search firm that helped the system find a new president also will lead the search for a permanent chancellor for the Columbia campus. University officials announced in a news release Monday that the firm of Isaacson, Miller, will help with the chancellor search. The firm…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ivanka Trump is meeting with former Vice President Al Gore, who is an aggressive advocate on the idea that humans are causing climate change. Ivanka Trump is a member of her father’s transition team, and aides told reporters Monday that the session would take place later in the day. President-elect Donald Trump…
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) – Two suspects in a weekend break-in at a Massachusetts convenience store had a fowl accomplice. Northampton officers investigating a robbery in progress at a store at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday quickly found two men and a live rooster in a nearby car. The men were arrested on breaking and entering and…
Matt Holliday Signs 1-Year Deal in NY
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois legislative leaders have made little headway in the latest weekend meeting at Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s offices on a budget deal as Democrats broached the issue of how President-elect Donald Trump’s policy’s might alter some Illinois’ financial calculations. House Democrat Greg Harris joined Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan at a…
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a fire damaged a resort condominium building under construction in Branson. The Springfield News-Leader reports the large fire Sunday damaged the building under construction at the Welk Resort. The city of Branson said in a release that when crews arrived, the building’s roofline and attic were on…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – The New Madrid Fault has had a fair amount of minor seismic activity in recent weeks. There’ve been no reports of damage or injuries. The Daily American Republic reports that the latest was a magnitude-2.9 earthquake Friday centered near Caruthersville. Another minor earthquake struck early Tuesday about 10 miles east-southeast…
( KTRS ) A driver asleep at the wheel is believed to be the cause of a fatal crash on 270 Saturday night. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that 20 yr old D’Angelo Bernaugh fell asleep, while driving, around 10:50pm Saturday night on eastbound 270. Her SUV struck another, pushing it off the right side…