Southern Illinois highway named for fallen Green Beret
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) – A roadway through a rural stretch of southern Illinois has been named for a 33-year-old Green Beret killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2008. On Saturday, friends and community members gathered at an American Legion post in Highland to dedicate the stretch of highway that was the final leg…
Studies: Illinois’ fixed-tuition law drives up others’ costs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Researchers say an Illinois law that locks in tuition rates for in-state students appears to have the unintended effect of driving up tuition for out-of-state students and fees for all. The law, which took effect in 2004, guarantees that a student starting as a freshman at a state university will pay…
Pensioners SUV fired-bombed while she drove to church Sunday morning
A 70-year-old woman is lucky to be alive after her vehicle was fired-bombed while she was driving. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the woman was driving to church around 10:45 Sunday morning when three men pulled up alongside her in a Monte Carlo, with Illinois plates, near Riverview Boulevard and Orchid Avenue. That…
Victim ID’ released after weekend shooting in Kinloch.
( KTRS ) Authorities have released the name of a young man fatally shot in the city of Kinloch. Police say 19 yr old Jorell Cleveland of Ferguson was killed Saturday afternoon near the area of Jefferson and Courtney Avenues. The shooting is under investigation by the St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes…
Enrollment up at other Missouri universities as MU drops
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – While the University of Missouri is dealing with a sharp drop in enrollment this fall, many other four-year universities in the state reported an increase in the number of students. After protests disrupted the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus last fall, the incoming freshman class for this academic year shrank by…
Homicide detectives called to North St. Louis
( KTRS ) St. Louis city homicide detectives have been called to Page and Union Boulevards in North St. Louis for a fatal shooting Sunday night. Police say the shooting occurred at 9:15 pm and that the male victim was pronounced dead at the scene. More details to come when they become available.
Police: Man who punched wheelchair-bound man fatally shot
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man is dead after allegedly punching a man in a wheelchair — only to have the wheelchair-bound man pull out a gun and shoot him. The shooting happened Monday. Police say 39-year-old Michael Johnson was arguing with 33-year-old Secoy Anthony Webb, who uses a wheelchair. Police say Johnson…
New law makes insurance companies find, pay beneficiaries
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation requiring insurance companies to locate beneficiaries of unclaimed life insurance policies and pay them money they’re owed. The Republican said Friday the state also is launching a website to help Illinois residents find out if they are a beneficiary of an insurance policy or annuity…