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State judges across the U.S. face growing GOP pushback against rulings in election cases

3 years 2 months ago

In mid-December, Texas’ highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general’s ability to use his office to prosecute election-related cases without the request of a district or county attorney. In an 8-1 opinion, the all-Republican court weakened Attorney General Ken Paxton’s power to independently go after perpetrators of voter fraud, a problem he says is rampant but […]

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Kira Lerner

Illinois State University Took Stand For Equality In Education After Civil War

3 years 2 months ago
NORMAL - Illinois State University in Normal has long been known for its beliefs in equality. That is reflected in its recent past and many hirings, including Will Robinson, the first African-American men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I history, in 1970. African-American alumni of ISU include luminaries like Donald McHenry, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Carter administration. The history of Illinois State in educational equality dates back to its earliest years. During the Civil War, the student body opposed slavery and threw their support to President Lincoln. Many ISU students served the Union in the "Teachers Regiment," the 33rd Illinois, which was raised by the first university president, Charles Hovey. On April 7, 1863 – less than midway through the Civil War and only six years after ISU’s founding – Hovey's successor as president, Richard Edwards, wrote that black students should be admitted. Edwards’ stance

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‘It’s a nightmare’: Texts reveal last-ditch efforts to save Parson’s health director

3 years 2 months ago

The questions from state senators hadn’t even begun, and Donald Kauerauf’s staff were already in a panic. Chants from protesters opposing his nomination as state health director echoed through the hearing room, and as she sat with Kauerauf waiting for his turn to testify, Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior […]

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Jason Hancock

FOX 2 celebrates Randi Naughton and Tim Ezell's birthdays!

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 celebrated Randi Naughton and Tim Ezell's birthdays on Monday morning's show! Randi's birthday was Sunday and Tim's was Monday! FOX 2 celebrated in the studio with Cake at about 8:25 a.m. Other members of the FOX 2 morning team sang to them!
Monica Ryan

5-month-old found in distress dies, police call it a suspicious death

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A 5-month-old girl died Sunday morning in north St. Louis. Police called it a suspicious death. Investigators found the baby in distress inside a house on Newby Street. She was taken to the hospital where she died. Police are continuing to investigate. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.
Monica Ryan