Longtime Vikings, Cardinals Coach Green, Dead
Green Had Just One Losing Season in Minnesota
Munich police hunting mall shooter or shooters
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s dpa news agency reports that police in Munich are saying “we expect multiple dead” in a shooting at a mall and police are hunting for the shooter or shooters. Dpa is quoting Munich police as saying no one has been captured yet. Dpa says the attack started at a fast food…
Illinois governor apologizes for calling teachers illiterate
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has apologized for a 2011 email in which he characterized Chicago public school teachers as “virtually illiterate” and principals as “incompetent.” The Republican governor told reporters Friday that the comments were “inaccurate,” “intemperate,” and he apologized to teachers. But he added that the pace of change in the…
Illinois ordered to rethink medical marijuana for migraines
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has ordered Illinois health officials to reconsider their decision not to include migraine headaches on the list of conditions that qualify for use of medical marijuana in the state. The Chicago Tribune reports that a Cook County judge overturned Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Nirav Shah’s denial of…
Sexual abuse victim group to defy Missouri court order
ST. LOUIS (AP) – An advocate for victims of sexual abuse by clergy says his group will likely not hand over personal information about people who made accusations against a priest despite an order from a St. Louis federal judge. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has…
Ferguson voters to again consider tax increase
Ferguson voters in April approved a half-cent sales tax increase and narrowly defeated a property tax increase
Body Found Near Stan Musial Bridge
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found on a bike trail along bike trail near the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. The discovery was made at just before 8 a.m. Friday. Police say the victim is a white male, believed to be in his 70s and appeared to be homeless.…
