BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested after a video showed him speeding through a yard and around a school bus that had its stop-sign arm extended as children boarded the bus near a suburban St. Louis elementary school. Police say the 52-year-old man blamed a mechanical failure for swerving around…
By JONATHAN DREW WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous. Hurricane Florence’s leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 100 mph (155 kph) winds for a drenching…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST , Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Elizabeth Smart said Thursday the news that one of her kidnappers will be released next week was “a big shock,” but while she urged authorities to reconsider the decision she also conceded there is no viable, legal recourse for her to pursue. Wanda Barzee…
Ballwin, MO (KTRS) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is on the campaign trail, stopping Thursday in Ballwin after his event in Cape Girardeau with President Trump was cancelled. One of the topics Hawley was asked about by reporters was his investigation into the Offsets in Mine La Motte. Hawley stated, “One of the biggest…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Construction is underway for a new teen center in Ferguson. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning on Teen Center of Excellence.The $12.4 million facility along West Florissant will offer afterschool and summer programs to teens and youth in the north county area.It will…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis man is under arrest in an incident in which a motorist drove onto a lawn and around a school bus stop in Ballwin Tuesday morning. A video widely circulated on social media shows the school bus stopped to pick up students while a car approached from behind the bus and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal has been fined $15,000 for violating federal campaign law in her 2016 primary challenge of U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Democrat from the St. Louis suburb of University City signed a “conciliation agreement” this summer with the Federal Election Commission…
By JEFFREY COLLINS , Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The outer bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for an extended stay along the Southeastern coast, promising to drench the homes of 10 million people with immense amounts of water.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are hospitalized after a shooting a MetroLink station. Police say the victims were shot around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Delmar Loop MetroLink station. Both of the victims were conscious and breathing when transported to the hospital. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive.
By JEFFREY COLLINS , Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Time is running short to flee Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm zeroing in on the Southeastern coast with more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights. Florence’s top sustained wind speeds dropped from a high of 140 mph (225 kph)…