CARBONDALE, IL (AP) — Documents show that the former Southern Illinois University president might have hindered student recruitment efforts for its Carbondale campus by not approving a mailing list purchase. The Southern Illinoisan reports emails show then-President Randy Dunn didn’t take action during his final two months in office on spending $499,000 to buy contact information…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A nine-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the leg in north St. Louis. Police say this happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday along the 8200 block of Newby in the Baden neighborhood. The child’s injuries aren’t said to be life threatening. Around the same time, a man was shot nearby in…
UPDATE: Police say the child is with his legal guardians. St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A woman is now the focus of a missing child who is the subject of an Endangered Person Advisory. Police now say it’s believed that 3-year-old Shamond Evans is with 59-year-old Linda Davis. Police earlier reported that Shamond was last seen…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Even with the Environmental Protection Agency predicting that climate change will cause more flooding and more extremely hot days in Missouri in the future, the issue has been virtually absent from the state’s U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, and her Republican challenger, state Attorney General Josh Hawley,…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Friction over attempts to verify an iconic stovepipe hat’s connection to Abraham Lincoln has prompted the director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to sever financial ties to the organization’s fundraising arm at a critical juncture for the nonprofit foundation, which is struggling to pay back millions of dollars borrowed to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Police have released more details about an officer-involved shooting that badly injured a 15-year-old boy last month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police said Friday a 9mm semiautomatic pistol was recovered from the scene. Police have said that Branden Leachman was armed with a gun when an unidentified…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missourians wanting to vote in the Nov. 6 election must be registered by Wednesday. Residents must submit a completed voter registration application to local election authorities by 5 p.m. on Oct. 10. The applications may be submitted in person or by mail. Registration also may be done online through the…
CARBONDALE, IL (AP) — Two new aircraft hangers are being planned for Southern Illinois Airport, which officials say will boost businesses at the airport near Carbondale.Officials say the project is moving forward with a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve the airport’s infrastructure.The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports one of the new…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) A dozen protesters were arrested in Clayton following the Senate’s confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. The local demonstrations were among those around the country. Police say 12 people were arrested for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. This came after police say they warned the group as…
St. Clair County, IL (KTRS) A woman is facing charges in connection with the murder of a Cahokia man. Thirty-year-old Melinda Graves is charged with murder/intent to kill/injure in the death of 47-year-old Jermaine Ross. The Major Case Squad reports that Graves and another person were brought in for questioning. Graves was arrested and the other…