COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that an anti-abortion GOP official used misleading language to summarize a ballot question designed to restore abortion rights in the state. Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker threw out a description of the amendment as written by the office of Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, [...]
For most, the sight of a sunflower holds feelings of happiness and a symbol of loyalty or adoration, considered lucky by some cultures. In the Metro East, they’re taking on a different meaning at the airport.
Pam Hupp did not attend the latest hearing Thursday at the St. Charles County Courthouse, but her public defender put up no less of a fight for DNA evidence in the case.
More than 1,000 people attended the celebration of life for a Columbia, Illinois, teen who lost his life earlier this week in a deadly car crash. Family, friends, and community members filled the bleachers at Oerter Park for Crawford Bryant's funeral.
If you've driven around Illinois, there's a strong chance you've noticed corn fields along your commutes. New research reveals that corn fields cover more of Illinois than every U.S. state except one.
A U.S. District judge sentenced a woman to prison on Thursday for stealing over $165,000 from her employer at a St. Louis-area comic book publishing company.
CONCORD, Mo. -- A semi truck collided with overhead wires on Tesson Ferry Road near Green Park on Thursday afternoon, causing a road closure and power outage in the area. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when the southbound truck struck wires crossing Tesson Ferry Road near Green Park. First responders arrived at the scene [...]
A Kansas City Chiefs superfan who pleaded guilty to robbing banks across the country was sentenced in federal court on Thursday to 17.5 years in prison.
APA Olivette is caring for over 137 cats rescued from a home in Wildwood, Missouri, pushing their total cat population to nearly 500 and straining their resources.
Hunter Biden wants to plead guilty in his federal tax case, his defense attorney said in court Thursday, according to The Associated Press. President Biden’s son is accused of withholding at least $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, in the heat of his addiction to cocaine. He faces nine charges, three of which are felonies, [...]
Trial began Tuesday in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections.