By JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday expressed thanks for the overwhelming support as he battles brain cancer, saying he is feeling well and looks forward to being back on the job in January. The 81-year senator returned home to Arizona after being treated for a viral infection at…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — After maintaining his innocence for more than a quarter of a century, Reginald Clemons admitted Monday that he took part in the rape and killing of two sisters who were pushed from an abandoned St. Louis bridge into the Mississippi River. Clemons spent 22 years on death…
By RACHEL LA CORTE and GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle at an estimated 80 mph Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said. Seventy-seven…
ST. LOUIS (AP) A longtime Missouri death row inmate whose conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of two sisters was overturned has pleaded guilty to murdering them and been re-sentenced to life behind bars. Reginald Clemons, who spent 22 years on death row, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of second-degree murder and other crimes.…
FARMINGTON, MO (KTRS) For years, police departments nationwide have become involved with their communities through programs such as Shop With A Cop. Local police go shopping with disadvantaged youngsters to make their holidays a little brighter. Police in St. Francois County held their 25th year of Shop With A Cop Friday, Dec. 15.. One Farmington officer,…
Arnold, MO (KTRS) A dine-out event is planned this week to help an Arnold Police officer who was shot by a burglary suspect. More than 50 restaurants will be donating a portion of their proceeds on Wednesday to the Ryan O’Connor family. O’Connor remains hospitalized in critical condition. A list of participating restaurants is available by…
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — While power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. A…
