Appeals court rejects suit over Missouri execution protocol
The suit claims the state violates state and federal law by using an illegal prescription to obtain pentobarbital from a compounding pharmacy
Chris Kennedy blasts Gov. Rauner at Democrats’ convention
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says Chris Kennedy, the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, would be an “excellent candidate” for governor in 2018. Madigan made the comments in Philadelphia at the Democratic Party convention after Kennedy spoke to the Illinois delegation. The Chicago Tribune reports that Kennedy used his address…
Rauner to visit veterans home after Legionnaires diagnoses
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner is scheduled to visit the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy a day after state officials reported two residents have new cases of Legionnaires’ disease. Last year, Legionnaires’ disease sickened 53 people and led to 12 deaths at the home. The cases the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs disclosed…
Bond Hearing For Antonio Taylor Postposed
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The bond hearing for the suspect accused of shooting a Ballwin police officer will be held on Monday. The hearing for Antonio Taylor was set for today, but had to be postponed to allow his public defender time to prepare for the hearing. Prosecutors are seeking to have Taylor’s bond…
Hillary Clinton makes history, but many newspapers keep her off the front page
(KTRS) – Hillary Clinton made history Tuesday night by becoming the first woman to receive the presidential nomination of a major party. But newspaper readers in many parts of the county were greeted by a front page that included the nomination announcement, but omitted a picture of the nominee: Hillary Clinton was not in Philadelphia…
Trump: I rejected chances to build in Russia
He wouldn’t elaborate on his decision not to partner with them, saying only that he decided against it
Freddie Gray’s father: We stand by prosecutor
BALTIMORE (AP) — The father of Freddie Gray says the family stands by the Baltimore prosecutor who led the case against six officers charged in his son’s death. Richard Shipley said during a news conference Wednesday that the family “is proud to have her represent us.” The prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, announced earlier in the day…
Prosecutors Drop Remaining Charges In Freddie Gray Case
Baltimore, MD. (AP) – Prosecutors have dropped the remaining charges against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a conviction. Gray was a black man who was critically injured in the back of a police van in April 2015. Prosecutors’ decision Wednesday comes after a judge…
