NEW YORK (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet on Monday with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and former Texas governor and GOP presidential rival Rick Perry. That’s according to top aide Kellyanne Conway. She told Fox News on Monday that Perry is a possible contender to lead the Defense or Energy departments and…
CHICAGO (AP) – New research documents another decline in dementia rates but experts say the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy. The study released Monday shows the rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in adults aged 65 and up dropped to about…
AP – Kanye West has abruptly pulled the plug on his Saint Pablo Tour. A representative for the rapper said Monday the remaining dates of West’s current tour have been canceled. No reason was given. The tour, now in California and with dates through Dec. 31, had future stops in Dallas, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, New…
( KTRS ) The suspect wanted connection to the Sunday night shooting of St. Louis police officer is dead following a shootout with police. The shootout took place around 12:45 am Monday morning near the intersection of Smiley and Leola avenues. Local officers and federal authorities scanned the area after the shooting. The suspects vehicle…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – The committee tasked with finding a new chancellor for Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus will start reviewing applications for the job early next year. The school says its Chancellor Search Advisory Committee will start looking at applicants Jan. 15. The school also has taken out ads looking for nominations and applications…
CHICAGO (AP) – Aaron Schock is accused of allegedly using government and campaign money to subsidize a lavish lifestyle, as well as pocketing thousands of constituents’ dollars. The indictment unveiled this month says the 35-year-old former Illinois Republican ex-congressman hosted annual Washington tours and meet-and-greets, charged a special fee and secretly kept some of the…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Scientists at the University of Illinois say they’ve detected prescription and over-the-counter medications in groundwater in southwestern Illinois. The university’s Prairie Research Institute study had researchers collect 58 water samples from eight springs and five cave streams during 2014 and 2015. Researcher Walt Kelly says medications and personal care products were…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the Mark Twain neighborhood late Sunday. The incident happened in the 5200 block of North Euclid Avenue. The victim was shot multiple and was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time no further details have been released. An investigation is ongoing.
A St. Louis police officer is in critical condition but expected to survive after being shot, in what authorities are calling, an “ambush” style shooting. Police Chief Sam Dotson says the 46-year-old Sergeant was shoot in the twice face, but is able to speak. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Dotson says the officer…
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Vice President-elect Mike Pence says Mitt Romney is “under active consideration” by President-elect Donald Trump to be nominated as Trump’s secretary of state, “along with some other very distinguished Americans.” In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Pence says Romney’s recent meeting with Trump was a “warm and substantive” exchange. He…