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Hannibal Regional gets OK for $7M linear accelerator in Kirksville

Hannibal Regional gets OK for $7M linear accelerator in Kirksville

by Scott Hardy

Request approved Tuesday by Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee

HVAC systems at QPS elementary schools "unacceptable"

HVAC systems at QPS elementary schools

Mary Griffith

Systems at all five schools leak freon, have suffered over 25 compressor failures in 18 months

Quincy man sentenced to 25 years in prison

Quincy man sentenced to 25 years in prison

by Scott Hardy

Glenn Wooden sentenced for having over 300 grams of meth

Monroe County murder trial delayed to 2025

Monroe County murder trial delayed to 2025

by Scott Hardy

Lyle Miller will now go on trial March 17

Hannibal man pleads Not Guilty in 2023 beating death

Hannibal man pleads Not Guilty in 2023 beating death

by Scott Hardy

Dakota Laster's case will be heard in St. Louis County

Smell pot? "Not so fast" says IL Supreme Court to police

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High Court rules that smell of burnt cannabis not enough for police to search a vehicle without a warrant

Water main break at City water treatment plant

Water main break at City water treatment plant

by Scott Hardy

City urging water conservation; boil order likely

Palmyra man to go on trial for murder next March

Palmyra man to go on trial for murder next March

by Scott Hardy

Randall Hendricks accused of 2023 murder of Matthew Wagner

Quincy City Council approves Arts money, votes to get out of electric aggregation plan

Quincy City Council approves Arts money, votes to get out of electric aggregation plan

Mary Griffith

Ordinance will appear next week on ending aggregation program

Blessing to limit number of Medicare plans it will accept

Blessing to limit number of Medicare plans it will accept

by Scott Hardy

Will only be considered in-network for five Medicare Advantage plans starting January 1.

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Illinois quick hits: Arrests made in freight train robbery; Northwestern a top 10 university

Arrests made in freight train robbery

Jury selection continues in Madigan’s corruption trial

(The Center Square) – The bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to resume Tuesday with more questioning of potential jurors.

Stellantis, auto workers dispute over Illinois factory could expand nationwide

(The Center Square) – A bitter dispute between automaker Stellantis and union auto workers continues with the plant in Belvidere becoming Ground Zero.

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Members of Amish family, including children, hospitalized after ingesting ‘toxic’ mushrooms

Eleven members of an Amish family were hospitalized on Friday after eating toxic mushrooms, according to local reports and first responders.

Butler rally shooting survivors blame Trump assassination attempt on Secret Service: 'Rush job'

The two men that survived the assassination attempt on former President Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, are blaming the U.S. Secret Service for its failure to prevent it.

Child dies at Halloween attraction during prank gone wrong: 'Horrific accident'

A boy was run over and killed by a tractor during a prank at the Haunted Hilltop in Harrison, Tennessee, according to local authorities.

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How Chicago Teachers Union cost 2,000 students their charter schools

The Acero Schools charter network is closing seven of its 15 charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district. Blame the Chicago Teachers Union’s history of opposition to charter schools for spurring the school closures.

Chicago Teachers Union members sue union bosses over missing financial reports

The Chicago Teachers Union is required to provide an annual audit to members under its own internal rules. It hasn’t done so for over four years. Members are suing to see what the union bosses are doing with the money.

Apprenticeships can be lifeline for 177,000 idle Illinois youth

Apprenticeships are a great alternative to a college degree, and there is high demand in Illinois. They can help the 177,000 Illinois youths who are out of work and out of school.

Chicago Public Schools spends more, gets poorer test scores

Chicago Public Schools’ instructional and operational spending both reached all-time highs. Did the extra money improve student learning? Nope.