The last time federal prosecutors said they'd seek the death penalty in a St. Louis area case was in 2018. That decision was reversed under President Joe Biden's administration.
A Warrenton man is charged with felony first-degree assault after a beating left a victim on life support with 12 skull fractures and likely permanently disabled.
An ICE official claims that a staffer for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth misrepresented himself as an attorney to get access to a detained Staunton restaurant owner and falsified a federal document.
The October crash killed pilot Zachary Bailey, son of Darren Bailey, the Trump-endorsed Republican running for Illinois governor. Zacharyβs wife and two of their children were also killed.
Under state law, the seven men collectively face up to $45,000 in fines and possible jail time, and they could get their hunting licenses revoked for a period of time.
Provision lets senators sue the government for $500,000 over FBI's seizure of records. But Hawley calls it a 'bad idea.' Other GOP leaders also push back.
The U.S. attorney's office for Southern Illinois say employees of Alaska-based Denali Group Inc. impersonated members of the military on telephone surveys related to movement of personal property when they relocated.