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  • Poll: Obama's ratings slip following recent controversies

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:14 PM

    The series of controversies in Washington over the last month have taken a political toll on President Barack Obama, according to one new poll released Monday that showed his ratings slipping.

  • Quinn signs into law tough fracking regulations

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:00 PM

    Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling.

  • US sees nothing new in North Korea talks offer

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:39 PM

    The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S.

  • Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:06 PM

    Investigators are getting closer to pinpointing where Colorado's most destructive wildfire started.

  • Snowden claim online says Obama expanded 'abusive' security programs

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:58 PM

    The man who admitted leaking classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs purportedly went online live on Monday to declare the truth would come out even if he is jailed or killed.

  • Madigan seeks 2nd delay on Illinois gun plan

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:58 AM

    Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to decide whether to appeal a lower court's order saying citizens should be allowed to publicly carry concealed guns.

  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to discuss options for Cumberland River Bridge

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:32 AM

    Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will meet this Thursday to discuss repair and replacement options for the US 60 Cumberland River Bridge.

  • Outgoing ambassador calls Keystone very important

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:05 PM

    Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson says the Obama administration knows how important the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is to Canada but he won't speculate about how much it would damage the relationship should it not be approved.

  • Equality Illinois gears up for 2014 election fight

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:23 AM

    Advocacy group Equality Illinois says it's getting ready to launch a $500,000 effort to promote gay marriage ahead of the 2014 election.

  • Bill Daley to propose plan to end Illinois pension deadlock

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:55 AM

    A spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn says he has fully backed the tough pension proposal supported by the Illinois House and has "fought hard" to get it passed.

  • Pro-Obama group airing health ads

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:40 AM

    An outside group supporting President Barack Obama's agenda plans to air a series of ads this summer promoting Obama's health care overhaul.

  • Fire chief: Apartments destroyed by weekend fire can be repaired

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:03 AM

    The Hickman Fire Chief says apartment units damaged by a weekend fire in Hickman can be repaired.

  • Court: Arizona citizenship proof law illegal

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:34 AM

    The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.

  • Court says pre-Miranda silence can be used

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:32 AM

    The Supreme Court says prosecutor can use a person's silence against them in court if it comes before he's told of his right to remain silent.

  • Owensboro claims title of All-American City

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:40 AM

    Owensboro has been tapped as an All-American City for the first time since 1952.

  • Southern Illinois prison begins video visitation

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:35 AM

    Inmates at the Tri County Detention Center in Pulaski County will be able to video chat with friends and family - for a fee.

  • Counselors at SIU Carbondale after student dies in wreck

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:44 AM

    Administrators are making counselors available to students at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale after a student died in a weekend traffic crash.

  • 9/11 accused due back in court at Guantanamo

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:31 AM

    Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of helping orchestrate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are due back in court as the U.S. government tries to push the long-stalled case forward.

  • GM recalls almost 200,000 SUVs over fire risk

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:04 AM

    General Motors is recalling almost 200,000 SUVs because corrosion in the driver’s door could cause a short circuit that poses a fire risk.

  • Meeting to discuss potential road improvements set for Monday

    Updated: Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:51 AM

    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet wants your opinion on improving two roads in McCracken County.

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