SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s inaugural celebration will raise money for a Chicago-based legal aid organization and the foundation that supports the state fairgrounds in Springfield and Du Quoin (duu KOYN). The inauguration committee released information Friday about two events scheduled for Jan. 14. The swearing-in will occur at Bank of Springfield Center…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The death of an infant in south St. Louis is being investigated. Police were called to a home in the 3700 block of McDonald Avenue at 1:30 pm Saturday. The 5-month-old child was taken to an area hospital and pronounced deceased. The child’s name hasn’t been released. Police haven’t released any other…
HILLSDALE, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say a man and a woman have been found dead inside a home after callers reported hearing shots fired. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting happened shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday in Hillsdale. St. Louis County police are investigating. St. Louis County Police Officer…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has agreed to help the secretary of state’s office investigate whether Attorney General Josh Hawley illegally used public resources to help his political campaign. Galloway, a Democrat, said Friday in a letter to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, that her office would review the…
NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft pick Griffin Roberts has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse. Major League Baseball announced the ban Friday. Roberts is a right-handed reliever who was selected 43rd overall from Wake Forest this year. He pitched for Class A Palm Beach after…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One man is dead and another is injured after a shooting at a fast food restaurant in north St. Louis. Police say this happened at just before 4:30 a.m. Friday at the White Castle on Natural Bridge and North Kingshighway. The surviving victim was shot in the arm. The name of the…
Alton, IL (KTRS) A suspect is being sought after a confrontation with police in Alton. Investigators say officers responded to a domestic around 4:30 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Treemont. Upon arrival, police found the man they were looking for inside of a white Pontiac Grand Prix. A struggle ensued when officers were trying…
(KTRS) St. Louis MO A 13-year-old boy is charged with involuntary manslaughter following the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Cahokia. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the 13-year-old was arrested earlier this month following the October fatal shooting in the 300 block of Sauget Street. The boy also faces a charge of unlawful use of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police have identified the man fatally shot by an officer during a violent incident on a gas station parking lot. Police on Thursday identified the suspect as 29-year-old Demario Bass. On Wednesday, two officers on patrol spotted a stolen 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe at a BP gas station. One…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press Democrat Claire McCaskill had stern words for her soon-to-be former colleagues in the Senate in a farewell speech on Thursday, saying that polarization and fear of political consequences have rendered the body ineffective and unwilling to take on difficult issues. The two-term senator lost to Republican Attorney General Josh…