BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The sons of a man who committed suicide in the St. Clair County jail in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis have been awarded $301,000. A federal jury on Thursday found if favor of the estate of Bradley Scarpi in a wrongful death claim filed against correctional officer Christopher Lanzante that…
By DIANA MALTAGLIATI and FRANCES D’EMILIO , Associated Press CORINALDO, Italy (AP) — Teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of them and a mother who had brought her daughter to the event, authorities and survivors said. Fifty-three people were reported injured, including 13…
By DAISY NGUYEN , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently guarded his home for nearly a month until his owner returned. Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord, who fled on Nov. 8, was allowed back onto her burned property in Paradise this week.…
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school student faces a felony charge after authorities say he posted on social media that he was going to buy an assault rifle and “make history.” William James Nelson, an 18-year-old from Branson, was charged Thursday with making a terroristic threat, the Springfield News-Leader reported. No attorney was…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two former St. Louis police officers face sentencing in March after admitting taking bribes to provide information to a chiropractor. The men, 49-year-old Mark Taylor and 51-year-old Marlon Caldwell, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court. Two other former officers, Cauncenet Brown and Terri Owens, pleaded guilty previously. The chiropractor and his…