The Illinois State Police are investigating after a 17-year-old died during a short police chase in East St. Louis. Authorities report that when officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, the teen sped off. The car went about a block or two before crashing near 18th street Monday afternoon. At this time police have not…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander, who is involved in a tight race with incumbent Republican Roy Blunt in Missouri, has written a $25,000 check to the U.S. Treasury as a way of turning back questionable campaign donations. A report in the Boston Globe found that the Thornton Law Firm in…
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man is jailed on $250,000 cash bond after being accused of fatally stabbing his father in the back during an argument and pushing him down basement stairs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jefferson County prosecutors charged 32-year-old Kenneth Stotts on Saturday with second-degree murder. Arnold police…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A provost from the University of Connecticut is about to be named president of the University of Missouri. A person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Monday that the Missouri Board of Curators is expected to finalize the appointment of Mun Y. Choi. The person insisted on…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s gubernatorial candidates continue to hit the campaign trail as the race winds down. Eric Greitens held a town hall meet and greet Monday afternoon at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel in Maryland Heights. The G-O-P candidate says he wants to drive this message home to the undecided voters. “If you’re ready…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Democratic and Republican governors associations are dumping money into the Missouri race for governor in the final days leading up to the election. Campaign finance reports show the Republican Governors Association gave GOP newcomer Eric Greitens $1.5 million on Friday. That’s on top of $2 million the group gave…
CHICAGO (AP) – Over half of Illinois schools have improved in the second year of controversial state PARCC exams, and test participation rose statewide. This year’s state exam results were made public Monday in the annual Illinois Report Card, a conglomeration of data painting a wide picture of schools that includes a myriad of factors.…
Kentucky,Kansas,Villanova, and Oregon Round out Top 5
Freshman Frankie Hughes Shines with 22 Points
WASHINGTON (AP) – Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel says he is backing Republican Donald Trump because he is “the only outsider left in the race.” Thiel was speaking Monday at the National Press Club in Washington. He has donated $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and gave $250,000 to Trump’s campaign and Republican partners.…