ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County Police are asking any women who have been assaulted by a rape suspect they have now in custody to contact them. The suspect is Shawn Hughes, 36, of the 2400 block of Silkwood Drive in St. Louis. He’s being held in last week’s sexual assault in Overland of a woman…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has approved a measure to make it easier for state agencies to share information about potential child abuse. The measure, passed Thursday in a 31-0 vote, was partially in response to the death of Adrian Jones, a Kansas boy killed by his father and stepmother in 2015…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) A family of three in Florissant is dead in what police are calling a double murder-suicide. Investigators say officers were called to perform a welfare check at a home along the 1400 block of East Duchesne Drive on Thursday afternoon. Officers found the bodies of a man, a woman, and a child inside…
By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coffee sellers will have to post ominous warnings in California because each cup contains a chemical linked to cancer, a judge ruled. The culprit is a byproduct of the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at the heart of an eight-year legal…
By DAVID A. LIEB and BLAKE NELSON, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Senate leaders expressed reservations Thursday about a massive tax overhaul given initial approval by the chamber, raising doubts about the ultimate fate of the measure. Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and some other leading senators all said they were…
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles released a videotaped Easter message early Friday offering support for persecuted Christians around the world. He expresses sympathy for people who have “had to flee for their faith and for their life” and says he has been deeply moved by their courage and ability to forgive. He says all three…