Firefighters Battle Overnight Fire At St. Charles Hotel
St. Charles, MO Â (KTRS) Â An overnight fire at a St. Charles hotel is being investigated. Firefighters responded to the fire at the InTown Suites on Veterans Memorial Parkway at just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. More than fifty guests had to be evacuated. Fire officials say the fire started on the first floor of the building.…
State Fair Foundation Seeks ‘Illinoisan Of The Day’ Nominees
Springfield, IL  (AP) The Illinois State Fair is looking for Illinoisans worthy of an honor at this summer’s fair. Officials with the Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation  are seeking nominees for the “Illinoisan of the Day” award. The nonprofit organization that supports the fair will spotlight ten individuals each day of the fair, which takes…
Juvenile Suspect In Custody In Beating Death Of High School Senior In Southern Illinois
Breese, IL Â (KTRS) Â A juvenile suspect is in custody in connection with the beating death of a high school senior in southern Illinois. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Arter died after he was taken to a hospital in Breese early Sunday morning. Police say Arter’s assault happened while he was at a party in a rural area…
2 killed in small plane crashes in central Missouri
BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two people died when a small crashed in central Missouri. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Scott White says the plane went down Monday afternoon on Highway 98 as it approached Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport near Boonville. White says the pilot, 67-year-old Charles McCutcheon, of Fayette, and 49-year-old…
Illinois lawmakers return from break facing budget issues
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are returning to the Capitol this week to resume work on trying to end the budget stalemate that has eluded them for almost two years. The State Journal-Register reports that just before lawmakers’ two-week spring break, the House approved another stopgap spending bill that would give more than $800…
Suspect in custody after Illinois teen’s beating death
BREESE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois sheriff says a suspect is in custody in the beating death of a high school senior at a party. Clinton County Coroner Phillip Moss says 18-year-old Jacob J. Arter died early Sunday at a hospital in Breese. The Belleville News Democrat reports Arter was a football player at…