Congress OKs new law on tourist boats after Missouri tragedy

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 sinking of a Missouri tourist boat that killed 17 people passed the Senate on Thursday.

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Walker’s Bluff starts dealer school, holding career fair

CARTERVILLE (WSIL) — Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort is making more progress.

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Illinois corn farmers urge for biotech corn agreement between U.S. and Mexico

(The Center Square) – Illinois corn farmers are keeping a close eye on negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico regarding the export of genetically modified corn.

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Quiet Tuesday and Wednesday, dangerous cold and winter weather by the end of the week

CARTERVILLE (WSIL) — The next few days will relatively quiet. If you have any last minute errands you need to run ahead of the holiday, the next two days will be your best bet. Tuesday and Wednesday will bring more clouds, with high temperatures in the low 40s.

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Upcoming winter weather dangerous for pets

(WSIL) — We are preparing for some potential snow and bitterly cold temperatures. Those conditions can be life-threatening to both humans and pets.

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Green Bay Packers keep their playoff hopes alive, while the Los Angeles Rams become the 1st 10-loss defending Super Bowl champ in 23 years

GREEN BAY — A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

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Oral arguments presented for challenge of Illinois’ no-cash bail law

(The Center Square) – Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday in an Illinois courthouse over a lawsuit that calls the criminal justice package known as the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.

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Chief Justice Roberts suspends Biden plan to end Title 42 immigration rule

(The Center Square) – Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday put a temporary administrative hold on the Biden’s administration’s plans to end Title 42 enforcement this week.

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Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to extradition to the US; lawyers working out details

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has reportedly given consent to extradition to the U.S, according to reports Monday evening.

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