82-year-old woman knocked to ground in robbery dies
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) – An 82-year-old woman has died after being knocked to the ground during a robbery in suburban St. Louis, and the suspect is now facing murder charges. Arlene Mae Marschel was robbed at a service station gas pump in Crystal City on July 11. Police say 34-year-old Michael Paul Hopfer grabbed Marschel’s…
Some Land of Lincoln policyholders to see coverage end Oct 1
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Department of Insurance says individual Land of Lincoln policyholders will see their insurance coverage end Oct. 1. Earlier this month, the Insurance Department announced it will take over Land of Lincoln Health and prepare the company for liquidation. The department posted a notice of the end of individual coverage on…
Police looking for 13 yr old shooter
( KTRS ) Police say a 13-year-old teenage girl is wanted as a person of interest in the double shooting at King’s Beauty Supply on Lewis and Clark Boulevard. Fox 2 news reports the shooting took place around 4 pm Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, officers were called to the store for a report…
Padres-Cardinals rained out, day-night twinbill Wednesday
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The game between the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed because of anticipated storms. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday with the first game at 2:15 p.m. and the second game at 8:15 p.m. With threatening…
Heat blamed for death in Missouri as temps rise in Midwest
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – As hot, humid weather bears down on the central U.S., officials are saying heat is to blame in the recent death of a Missouri woman. The St. Louis County medical examiner’s office confirmed Tuesday that heat was to blame in the death of an elderly woman found in her home last…
Illinois to receive $2.8 million in HUD grants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Nearly two dozen Illinois communities will receive $2.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Tuesday the money will go toward helping families learn skills, gain experience and get jobs in an effort to gain self-sufficiency. Grants will go to…
Missouri unemployment rate rises 0.2 percent
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s unemployment rate is up but still is below the national rate. Data from the state’s Economic Development Department released Tuesday show Missouri’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 4.3 percent in May to 4.5 percent in June. The national unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in June. The state agency…
Illinois governor’s mansion to recieve $4.5 million facelift
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A private fundraising campaign to restore the governor’s mansion in Springfield has received about $4.5 million toward its estimated goal of $15 million. The goal is to complete the work at the historic Illinois Executive Mansion before Illinois statehood’s 200th anniversary in 2018. Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana Rauner,…