By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Conservatives furious about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion in Illinois are threatening to put up a challenger against the first-term governor in next spring’s Republican primary. The new House Republican floor leader, Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, called a primary “inevitable” after Rauner agreed…
Affton, MO (KTRS) A suspect is hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting in south county. Police say officers were called to a home in the 7700 block of Harlan in Affton at just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday. According to the investigation, a man came to the door with a gun in one hand and a sword…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a child was wounded in a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say an 8-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in the 2800 block of Potomac at just before 7 p.m. Saturday. The child’s injuries are said to be minor. There’s no word on a motive…
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday scoffed at “politically motivated ingrates” who had questioned his administration’s commitment to revive Puerto Rico after a pulverizing hurricane and said the federal government had done “a great job with the almost impossible situation.” The tweets coming from a president ensconced in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters upset with the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man unfurled a banner at the St. Louis Cardinals’ home game against the Milwaukee Brewers that read: “Stop Killing Us.” The banner displayed Friday night over the railing in the left-field upper-deck seats had a…
EPA says dioxins might have washed downriver during Harvey By MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston-area Superfund site during the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. EPA said Thursday night it has…
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A small Christian school near Branson says it won’t play any team whose players don’t stand for the national anthem. College of the Ozarks President Jerry Davis said Friday its players in every sport will not play in games where disrespect is exhibited toward the anthem or the U.S. flag. The…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is banning drone flights within 400 feet (122 meters) of several national landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. The FAA announced the no-fly drone zones at 10 Department of the Interior sites on Thursday. They take effect Oct. 5. The restricted sites also include…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — The St. Charles father of a 2-year-old boy who died after being left alone near a space heater for 38 hours while his parents binged on meth has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. Lucas Russell Barnes was sentenced Friday for two felony counts of child abuse and neglect…
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s health secretary resigned Friday, after his costly travel triggered investigations that overshadowed the administration’s agenda and angered his boss. Tom Price’s regrets and partial repayment couldn’t save his job. The Health and Human Services secretary became the first member of the president’s…