Wife: Man who killed 2 sons, self ‘set off’ by divorce talk
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis-area mother of two boys who police say were shot to death by their father before he killed himself says the tragedy happened after she told him she wanted a divorce. St. Louis County police say 43-year-old Christopher Cadenbach took his own life Saturday after killing 5-year-old Ethan Cadenbach…
Nearly 1 in 4 Illinois teachers have 10-plus absent days
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois data shows almost one in four public school teachers in the state miss 10-plus days of the school year. The Chicago Tribune reports the annual Illinois Report Card, a compilation of data that paints a broad picture of schools, shows that 23.5 percent of public school teachers are absent more than…
Greitens, Koster offer vivid choice for Missouri governor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two former party-switchers are running to become Missouri’s next governor, but that’s where the similarities end in the race between Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster and Republican former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens. The race to succeed Jay Nixon and lead state government is coming down to a vivid choice between…
Illinois early voting breaks records
CHICAGO (AP) – The number of Illinois residents who have voted ahead of Election Day has broken state records and is still growing. The State Board of Elections released totals Monday showing the number of voters who cast in-person ballots through Sunday was approaching 1.3 million. That surpasses the roughly 1 million who did so…