A St. Louis police officer was charged with manslaughter Friday for allegedly shooting a colleague as the two played Russian Roulette, authorities said.
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Police interview R. Kelly after getting report singer was holding women hostage
Police visited the Chicago home of R&B singer R. Kelly Friday after receiving a tip that two women were being held hostage but foundno evidence to support the allegation, a police spokesman said.
EBay throws attention on smaller cities as it aims for growth in crowded e-retail sector
The attention to merchants in cities like Akron, Ohio, comes in the midst of a broader push to make eBay more attractive to younger shoppers.
Chicago mayor wants to legalize marijuana, open casino to deal with city’s pension crisis
The outgoing mayor of Chicago wants to legalize recreational marijuana and open a casino to help address a growing pension crisis in the nation’s third largest city, a source close to the mayor said Tuesday.
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Nation’s first charter school strike ends, but could portend more battles on choice
The strike affected only about 7,500 of Chicago’s 371,000 public school students. But itwas closely followed by labor leaders and charter advocates around the country.
Chicago hospital shooting gunman was kicked out of fire academy for bullying
Mercy Hospital held itsfirst-ever active shooter drill just weeks before Monday’s shooting, a move that may have saved lives.
Police: Cop who shot security guard Jemel Roberson gave ‘multiple’ commands to drop weapon before firing
The black security guardwho was shotto deathby police outside a suburban Chicago bar was given “multiple verbal commands” to drop his weapon, police said.
Police chief praises security guard killed by his cop: ‘Jemel Roberson was a brave man’
Police in suburban Chicago Tuesday called thecontroversial shooting death of a black security guard by a white police officer a “tragic incident.”
Missouri Senate midterm: Claire McCaskill wants you to know she’s ‘not one of those crazy Democrats’
The Senate race in Missouri, where polls show Republican challenger Josh Hawley beginning to edge Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, has been expensive and vicious.