By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced Friday to time served for illegal gun possession. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Samuel Feng also denied a defense request to grant Jose Ines…
By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutions of marijuana lawbreakers, the vast majority of U.S. states that allow some form of medical marijuana were unexpectedly placed at risk of a crackdown and are warily watching developments. Forty six states — including Sessions’ home state of…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois American Water has lifted a boil water order for customers in the Metro-East area near St. Louis that’s been in effect since Wednesday. Illinois American issued the order after there were water main breaks in the area, which includes Belleville and East St. Louis among other towns. The order was…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri transportation officials say their crews will be out ahead of the winter storm forecast this Sunday. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), freezing rain and ice are expected all day Sunday. MODOT notes the ground and roads are frozen thanks to two weeks of subfreezing temperatures, and they say this could…
Arnold, MO (KTRS) The Arnold police officer who was shot last month by a burglary suspect is showing improvement. The Arnold Police Department posted the following update about Officer Ryan O’Connor on its Facebook page: Friends! We are absolutely thrilled and elated to post this update on Ryan directly from the O’Connor family! “Ryan has…
By PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. Forecasters predict that record-breaking cold air and strong winds will set people’s teeth chattering like castanets from the mid-Atlantic to New…