RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Investigators compared online family tree data with crime-scene DNA evidence to identify and track down a suspect in a series of North Carolina rapes from a decade ago, police said Wednesday. One of the lead detectives called the approach, similar to what was used in the “Golden State Killer” cold case…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The day after President Donald Trump was implicated in a federal crime, members of both parties dismissed talk of impeachment, with some Democrats expressing fears Wednesday about such a politically risky step, and Republicans shrugging off the accusations or withholding judgment. The legal entanglements surrounding Trump — the guilty plea by former…
DENVER, CO (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing his family and dumping their bodies at an oil worksite taped a video presentation six years ago about saving or abandoning relationships. A YouTube video posted in April 2012 shows Christopher Watts giving a PowerPoint presentation that he titled “Communication Speech, Relationship Deterioration and Repair.” Watts opened…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The man fatally shot near a light rail station in St. Louis was a government media relations official struck by stray gunfire from a dispute he had nothing to do with. Police say 48-year-old Craig LeFebvre was killed Tuesday night in a shooting at the MetroLink station on South Grand…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A panel of former judges is considering the Missouri death penalty case of Marcellus Williams and whether Gov. Mike Parson should spare his life. The board met Wednesday in Jefferson City and heard from attorneys on both sides. Williams’ son, the NAACP Missouri president and other supporters gathered outside. Innocence…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Victims of clergy sexual abuse are calling for a wide-scale investigation of sex crime allegations against Catholic priests in Missouri, and whether the church participated in a cover-up. One victim, a woman whose son killed himself after being abused as a teenager, and an attorney for other abuse victims spoke…
This month, history was made as Brooks Koepka won the 100th PGA Championship right here in St. Louis. To a person, everyone who participated in the event commented on the size, enthusiasm and respectful conduct of the crowds. We are extremely grateful for your support and enthusiasm. No event of this magnitude can take place…
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — The human remains found along railroad tracks in St. Louis have been identified as those of a Maplewood woman missing since May. Gary Martin told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday that Maplewood detectives told him the remains were of his mother, 62-year-old Barbara Johnson. St. Louis police call her death “suspicious,” and homicide…
CHAMPAIGN, IL (AP) — Illinois is creating a new merit-based scholarship aimed at getting more high school graduates to attend in-state colleges and universities. The AIM HIGH grant pilot program will provide at least $50 million in financial aid. The state is providing $25 million in the current budget year. Universities are matching that amount.…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed five laws expanding mental health and addiction-treatment services and Medicaid coverage of them. Advocates say the Republican’s action Wednesday at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield strengthens the attack on the opioid crisis and puts behavioral health care on par with other types of medical care. The…