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Springfield, IL (AP) — The Illinois Sheriffs Association says some violent felons who had faced deportation are instead being released into local communities after their prison terms end as a result of a policy change by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration. The sheriffs said Tuesday they object to ending the Department of Corrections’ practice of allowing…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Scientists can’t tell yet just how deadly the new respiratory virus that’s spreading the globe really is. Deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even from one part of China to another. In the outbreak’s epicenter in Wuhan, the World Health Organization put the death rate at 2% to 4%. But…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) It appears that a workplace dispute may have led to the fatal shooting at the Maryland Heights Community Center Monday night. According to the investigation, the 30-year-old suspect, who worked for the city as a part-time janitor, became upset when he was sent home. That’s when he allegedly shot and killed an…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, says the UAE is limiting flights to Iran over virus outbreak. The airport said in a statement to The Associated Press on Tuesday that “all flights to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the exception of Tehran, have…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside the Maryland Heights Community Center Monday night. Shortly after 8 P.M., officers responded to the facility, which is located in the 2300 block of McKelvey Road, next to 270 near the Dorsett exit. Maryland Heights Police Chief Bill Carson says the gunman walked…
St. Louis, MO (AP) — One man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in south St. Louis. Police said the accident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Rosa and Gravois avenues. A 2013 Kia Soul made a U-turn into the path of an eastbound 2019 Chevrolet Silverado truck. The Kia was…
AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) — Kicking off a whirlwind 36-hour visit to India that emphasizes pageantry over policy, President Donald Trump received a warm welcome Monday on the subcontinent _ including a mega-rally named after the traditional Indian greeting _ meant to reaffirm ties between the two nations while providing enviable overseas imagery for a president…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — Investigators believe a Columbia man may have strangled or suffocated his Chinese wife, who has been missing since early October. Joseph Elledge was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Mengqi Ji, although her body has not been found . A probable cause statement says Elledge told…
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Many Democratic presidential candidates launched their campaigns last year with bold pledges to reject help from super PACs and dark money groups. But as the realities of the primary fight sink in, those promises have faded. Elizabeth Warren, a critic of big money in politics, was the latest White House hopeful…