WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – A man sought in the fatal shooting of a woman during a carjacking in which the suspects threw an infant from the vehicle has been shot and killed by police in Illinois. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Mark Doiron says the 21-year-old man was killed by federal marshals and a…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The prospects that Illinois’ nearly yearlong budget stalemate will soon end are quickly diminishing even though Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s still “hopeful” for a deal. Legislative leaders were meeting with Rauner Thursday afternoon. But Democrats have so far ignored Rauner’s calls for compromise. House Democrats have approved their own…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican legislative leaders and more than 100 others say they oppose the Obama administration’s directive on transgender student bathroom access. Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder first sent a letter opposing the guidance that public schools allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity. Kinder on…
The Senate has until mid-June to review the files
Students can get a refund on the books, or stickers to cover up the quotes
Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president
Lawmakers in 2012 abolished the death penalty but only for future murders
Stanton, MO (KTRS)  Meremec Caverns most likely won’t be open in time for the holiday weekend. Officials say this is because of potential harmful vapors that the EPA discovered last year. Meramec Caverns president and director of operations Lester Turilli says he has been frustrated by the pace of the Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of the…
