Fidel Castro has died at age 90, brother says
HAVANA (AP) — Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at age 90, his brother, President Raul Castro announced late Friday on state television.
New University of Missouri system president to tour campuses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new University of Missouri system president plans to tour the state’s four campuses. The Kansas City Star reports that new University of Missouri System President Mun Choi will begin a four-campus tour Tuesday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Choi’s scheduled to stop Wednesday at the Missouri University of…
Governor-elect Greitens plans ball, tour before inauguration
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will hold a traditional ball in the Capitol and a statewide fly-around before his inauguration. Greitens’ senior adviser Austin Chambers told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday that the incoming governor will be sworn into office Jan. 9. Greitens will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jay…
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Illinois hunters get more than 54K deer in season’s 1st days
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois hunters harvested more than 54,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm deer season last weekend. The Department of Natural Resources says that’s about 3,000 fewer deer than what was harvested in the first firearm weekend last year. The state’s seven-day firearm deer season concludes Dec. 1 through 4. Muzzleloader-only…
Officer shot in the face last Sunday opens 30th Guns ‘N Hoses event
( KTRS ) The 30th annual Budweiser Guns ’N Hoses was held Wednesday night, and it began by honoring fallen and injured officers. To open the event, the officer who was shot in the face twice, 46 yr old Sgt. Tom Lake, made a surprise appearance and received a standing ovation form the crowd. Sgt. Lake…
Former rivals assist with Eric Greitens transition to Governor
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…
Riverview Gardens could be due for accreditation upgrade
(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…
Man convicted of raping toddlers to get a new trial
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…
Another failure in search for treatment to slow Alzheimer’s
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…