Deadly Tornado Hits Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The National Weather Service is confirming that a tornado hit the community of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and flipped a mobile home, killing a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. The weather agency said Sunday that a tornado with peak winds of 110 mph traveled for nearly 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) on…
St. Louis University Hospital planning major renovation
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis University Hospital plans to open the first building of a major capital project this week. The hospital will open a $12 million Center for Radiation Medicine on Tuesday. It’s the first structure in a capital project that will lead to replacing the current hospital. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports…
Ferguson mayor seeks third term as challenged city’s face
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Ferguson’s leadership has changed drastically since the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown put the St. Louis suburb at the center of the debate over the treatment of blacks by the nation’s police forces. The one constant has been Mayor James Knowles III, who is asking voters for another three years on…
Police officer knocked off ATV in south St. Louis
( KTRS ) A police officer is recovering after being struck in South St. Louis. Police say the officer was riding at ATV around 8pm Sunday night near the intersection of Vandeventer and Chouteau Aves when he was struck from behind. Thankfully the officer was not seriously injured, but was still taken to hospital as…
Homicide detectives investigating Sunday afternoon shooting
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating a Sunday afternoon Homicide. Police say the incident took place yesterday around 4:20pm in the 5600 block of Delmar. The victim, a male in his 20’s, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was found unconscious at the scene. No further details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.