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Michigan Panthers wide receiver Samson Nacua reached into the stands and slapped Jordon Hardwick, of Fenton, after an April 26 game vs. the Battlehawks at the dome in St. Louis.

The new law carves out $50 million from the state budget for the MOScholars program.

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In April and May, eight people in southern Illinois contracted measles. But with no new cases identified since May 22, officials consider the outbreak over.

Ryan James Hartline, in response to a new policy at the Lincoln County Fair that permits bags only if they are clear, made threats on Facebook, police say.

Officials are considering asking voters to eliminate a provision in the city charter that clashes with a voter-approved change to city election law.

The bill now goes to Mayor Cara Spencer for her signature.

Branden Leachman, 21, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree robbery.

Last year, Panera began to quietly shutter its fresh dough facilities, which make the dough used for bread, pastries and bagels in locations around the country.

The Missouri Ethics Commission now has enough members to begin hearing cases again.

The shooting was in the 5000 block of Beacon Avenue, near Lillian Avenue, about 10:20 a.m. Friday.

The fee for a license lasting 3 years or less will rise from $6 to $9; the cost for a license lasting longer than 3 years goes from $12 to $18.

The new law will expand on efforts by the state’s education department to improve literacy in K-12 schools.

“Today we had an opportunity to take care of our own business, and we didn’t,” Alderman Matt Devoti said.

Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to commemorate this history.

The majority of gun deaths in America are from suicide. One father is trying to change that.

Gov. Mike Kehoe also approved cutting the state’s capital gains tax worth more than $400 million.