Autopsy Scheduled On Child Who Went Missing In Southeast Missouri
Ironton, MO (KTRS) An autopsy will be performed on Thursday on a three-year-old boy who went missing from his grandfather’s home in southeast Missouri. Investigators say the body of Titus Tackett was found late Wednesday morning in a minivan, about a mile from his grandfather’s home in Ironton. A search was launched after family members…
MODOT Being Sued Following Fatal Crash Near Wentzville
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Department of Transportation is facing legal action following a traffic accident near Wentzville that claimed the lives of a mother and her two children last month. Relatives of the victims, 36-year-old Jacqueline Faudi and her 6-year-old and 7-month-old daughters, filed a wrongful death suit against MODOT this week.…
Illinois asks FEMA for more time to assess flood damage
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is asking its federal counterpart for more time to assess damage form early-winter floods that struck nearly two dozen counties. The Belleville News-Democrat ( bit.ly/1V4hHcw ) reports that the state agency is seeking to extend the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Friday deadline for damage assessments until…
Federal gov’t enters Ferguson court case in strong position
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department enters its court fight against the city of Ferguson with the apparent upper hand given a months-long investigation that found vast problems in the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb. The Justice Department will look to prove in court the same…