SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The newly appointed leader of Southern Illinois University says he wants to heal divisions following the polarizing tenure of the school system’s former president. The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports that interim President J. Kevin Dorsey sees a big task ahead of him after taking over for former President Randy Dunn, whose…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â Two people, including a child are hospitalized after a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say an 8-year-old boy and a man were shot in the 5700 block of Natural Bridge at just before 8 p.m. Sunday. The child suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulder. The man was hit in…
A person of interest is being sought in connection with a double murder in Ferguson. According to police, officers found a man with a gunshot wound outside a home in the 7500 block of Halpin in Ferguson around 8:00 AM Saturday. They found a woman with a gunshot wound inside the home – she was…
Ferguson, MO Â (KTRS) Â Ferguson’s annual 4th annual Unity Weekend wrapped up on Sunday. Hundreds attended the three day event themed “Ever Body Welcome. It offered a wide variety of activities, including a job fair, entertainment, and a school backpack giveaway for kids. Most importantly, it served as opportunity to bring the community together as Assistant…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakening public-sector unions, labor’s clout is being put to a new test by a voter referendum in Missouri over whether the state should ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces. The statewide vote in Tuesday’s primary on a so-called right-to-work…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a car plunged into the Kansas River and the body of her 5-year-old daughter was pulled from the water. The Lawrence, Kansas, police department says Scharron Renea Dingledine of Columbia, Missouri, was arrested on a first degree murder charge related…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The 2018 Illinois State Fair by the numbers: 160. 200. 30 million. 4. And 1 “Crazy Mouse.” The state fair kicks off Thursday, the 160th edition, amid the backdrop of the Prairie State’s 200th birthday. After years of fairgrounds deterioration exacerbated by a political deadlock that left the state without a budget for…
ST. JOSEPH, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is reviewing legislation that would test feeding the state’s deer, which some say could help the animals better fight off illnesses while others argue could spread disease. The bill under review would launch a five-year experiment to test how feeding Illinois deer affects the wild herd’s…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is marking its first Barack Obama Day. A law signed last year marks Aug. 4 in honor of the 44th president. Saturday was Obama’s 57th birthday. The Hawaii native began his career as a community organizer in Chicago. He served in the Illinois state Senate from 1997 to 2005 before…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has rejected legislation that would prohibit retailers from charging fees on rebate cards. The Republican vetoed the measure Friday. It would have banned merchants and banks offering rebates to consumers from charging maintenance or dormancy fees . Rauner says so-called post-issuance fees are a way for businesses to recoup the…