No Strategy Change Amid Afghan Violence After Soldier Deaths
The Pentagon said the U S military remains committed to its mission in Afghanistan with no strategy change despite deadly violence that killed two U S officers with local ties. Navy Captain John Kirby noted tensions high but easing, while ministers explain advisers reassigned after shootings. The two officers identified are Army Major Robert J Marchants II and Air Force Lt Col John D Loftis.
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Megan Born
Olive Branch
Afghanistan
U.S
Cindy Parker
Joshua
Washington
Pentagon
NATO
France
Britain
Navy
John Kirby
Kabul
Interior Ministry
Dover Air Force Base
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Army
Robert J. Marchants II
Baltimore
Air Force
John D. Loftis
Paducah
Budget squeeze may push long lines at license bureaus
Illinois budget tensions push Secretary of State Jesse White to warn of longer waits at driver’s license facilities. Governor Quinn orders a 9 percent budget cut across constitutional offices as part of the fiscal year blueprint starting July 1.
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Springfield
Illinois
Jesse White
Pat Quinn
White
Anna-Jonesboro High School board cuts activities after meeting
The Anna-Jonesboro School Board spent a long night in executive session handling two student disciplinary cases then returned to discuss and approve substantial cuts to extra curricular programs, marking a major restructuring of student activities.
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Anna
Anna-Jonesboro High School
Murphysboro Park Closed Over Safety and Access Issues
Murphysboro s Town Center Park on Walnut Street is closed to the public with no trespassing signs. City officials cite unsafe walking paths that are barricaded and require concrete resurfacing funded by the Elizabeth Smysor Trust. The project will be bid, with costs disputed between the park creator John Medwedeff and the city, as lawyers discuss owed funds.
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Murphysboro
Town Center
Walnut Street
Ron Williams
Williams
Gary McComb
McComb
Smysor Trust
John Medwedeff
Medwedeff
Ed Heller
Paul Newton
Town Center Park
Sallie Logan
Man gets 16 months for SIU bomb threat
Maurice Leon Wiggins, 23, was sentenced to 16 months in U.S. prison in East St. Louis for posting an anonymous bomb threat on SIU Carbon dale’s Campus Crime Watch and calling the SIU Police five times. He threatened to bomb dormitories and a student center and to kill 4,000 students and later threatened rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend’s classmates. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton.
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Chicago
SIU Carbondale
Maurice Leon Wiggins
U.S. District Court
East St. Louis
U.S
Stephen R. Wigginton
Wiggins
SIU
Wigginton
SIU PD
FBI
Illinois primary kicks off with new redistricting map
Voters statewide begin early ballots on a Monday as polls open for Illinois primary under a Democrat drawn map. The race includes U S House contests, presidential nominating races, and state legislative battles shaping Springfield and Washington. Early turnout trends hint at participation influenced by the economy and education.
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Illinois
Springfield
Washington
House
Senate
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