St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A Spanish Lake woman who was reported missing after her sister’s death is now facing murder charges. Fifty-seven-year-old Sylvia Brown was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her 59-year-old sister, Brenda Brown. Police found Brenda Brown shot to death Monday at a home…
Charlack, MO (KTRS) The North County Police Cooperative will no longer serve the community of Charlack. On Tuesday night the Charlack Board of Aldermen voted to end its services with the law enforcement organization and begin receiving police services from St. Ann. The city’s attorney, Edward Sluys tells the St. Louis Post Dispatch that the city…
By JONATHAN DREW , Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Coastal residents fleeing a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence encountered empty gasoline pumps and depleted store shelves as the monster storm neared the Carolina coast with 140 mph (225 kph) winds and drenching rain that could last for days. While some said they planned…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local police commander in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 68, up from 32, provincial officials Wednesday. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said 165 others were wounded in the attack a day earlier.The bombing happened when a…
Belleville IL (KTRS) Police are investigating after a badly decomposed body was found behind a metro-east gas station. Investigators say a passerby discovered the male victim Tuesday night in the 1400 block of Centreville in Belleville. According to the investigation, its believed the body had been there for 7 or 8 days. An autopsy is…