East St. Louis Township official pleads guilty to wire fraud
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – An East St. Louis Township official charged with spending more than $40,000 of township money on personal purchases has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges. The Belleville News-Democrat reports East St. Louis Township Supervisor Oliver Hamilton told U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan on Thursday he plans to resign…
Illinois lawmakers vote to spare 2 nuclear plants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A plan to keep two Illinois nuclear power plants operating and save thousands of jobs is on its way to Gov. Bruce Rauner, who supports the measure. The Senate voted 32-18 to approve the plan Thursday night just an hour after it got House approval 63-38. The measure provides $235 million…
Smash-and-grab handbag thieves suspected in other crimes
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A group of Chicago-area residents accused of stealing $60,000 worth of handbags in a brazen smash-and-grab in suburban St. Louis are suspected in similar crimes in three other states involving nearly $2 million in thefts and damage. The crime Saturday at Plaza Frontenac resulted in a police chase that ended 60…
ISP say this Thanksgiving holiday safest for travelling in years
( KTRS ) Illinois State Police say only three people died in traffic collisions during the five-day travel period around Thanksgiving. State police say that between Wednesday and Sunday there were three fatal crashes in Illinois. That’s down 82% from 2015, when there were 17 fatal accidents. For the entire State of Illinois police handled:…
Court rules against inmates in Missouri execution drug case
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Two Mississippi death-row inmates suing for the identity of Missouri’s supplier of lethal injection drugs are studying their next options after their latest setback in federal court. A three-judge panel with the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in October that Missouri can keep its pentobarbital provider secret.…
Man hospitalized after being hit by MetroLink train
(KTRS) – A man is in stable condition after he was hit by a MetroLink train in the Central West End. The accident happened just before noon at the stop on Euclid Avenue at Children’s Place. The victim was conscious and breathing before he was taken to the hospital. Passengers on MetroLink could expect delays…
Events canceled as University of Missouri mumps cases grow
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is urging student groups to halt some social events as the number of mumps cases continues to rise. The Student Health Center said Wednesday that there are 128 confirmed and probable cases. The outbreak began in early November with four confirmed cases. Most of them are linked…
One Dead, Another Injured Following Two Separate Shootings In North County
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following two separate shooting in the Castle Point neighborhood of north county. Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot in the foot in the 10000 block of Baron Drive at around 9:45 p.m. Thursday. The victim was treated and released from an…