St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found on the campus of Washington University. Authorities say the discovery was made Friday morning at a construction site on the along Skinker Boulevard and Brooking drive on the Danforth Campus.Construction was immediately halted. Washington University released this statement about the incident: “A Washington…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis on Friday over what it called “unlawful and unconstitutional action” during demonstrations that followed the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man. The suit…
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press The federal government is telling election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems last year, although in most cases the systems were not breached. States that told The Associated Press they had been targeted include Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. In most cases, they had not…
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jack is a small white dog who lives in Mexico City and has been missing since a magnitude 7.1 earthquake startled both humans and their pets when it struck early Tuesday afternoon. “I got lost in the earthquake!!!” a sign with his picture taped to a tree…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lobbed a string of insults at President Donald Trump, calling him a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” and hinting at a frightening new weapon test. The fact that it’s the first time for a North Korean leader to issue such a direct statement has…
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican authorities have raised the death toll from Tuesday’s earthquake to 286, with more than half of them in the capital. National Civil Protection chief Luis Felipe Puente says 148 people are confirmed dead in Mexico City. He reports in a tweet sent Friday that there were also 73 deaths in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Moonlight Ramble is once again being canceled. The annual event was scheduled for this Saturday. In a released statement, organizers said “We are committed to continuing this great St. Louis tradition, but we are being encouraged by City leaders to delay the event to ensure that we can provide a safe environment…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Lindenwood University wrestler has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for infecting another man with HIV and endangering four other sexual partners. Twenty-five-year-old Michael Johnson was sentenced Thursday after reaching a plea deal. He initially was ordered to serve 30 years after a 2015 conviction for recklessly infecting another with…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) There’s new information about the disappearance of a 10-year-old north St. Louis boy. Authorities say Tyron Pembrook-Gagood’s 16-year-old sister came from Colorado to live with her brother and father. Tyron disappeared with his sister over the weekend after she allegedly shot the father in the head. Tyron and his sister were late…