Child sex charges have been filed against 50-year old Robert Ross of St. Peters. St. Louis County Police say Ross worked as a St. Louis Public Schools security/safety officer from from 2003 to 2006. He’s been charged with first-degree statutory rape, four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, and three counts of first-degree child molestation. Three…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is adjusting the scope of his agenda to meet the realities of governing under a divided Congress and the complications of legislating during a historic pandemic. His team and congressional Democrats are looking at ways they can wrap some climate change provisions into a coronavirus aid bill. They’re considering…
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican officials in Georgia are floating additional requirements for the state’s vote-by-mail process — despite no evidence of systemic fraud. The push also comes after scathing criticism from President Donald Trump about how officials handled the November election. A record number of absentee ballots helped deliver a narrow presidential victory for Democrat…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Thursday that a new unit has been formed in his office to tackle cold case homicides in Missouri, and that the new unit has already brought charges in its’ first murder case. The 1986 Franklin County disappearance and murder of Kristen Edwards. Her partially-covered body…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort. That comes as his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half. The goal is to break a monthslong logjam and deliver much-sought aid as the tempestuous congressional session speeds to a close.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis continues its’ investigation into the Monday afternoon gun battle on I-170 that left a Bridgeton woman dead. 46- year old Kristen Whitted was shot and killed when her car was caught in crossfire between two other vehicles. According to a spokesman for the…
REPUBLIC, Mo. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a woman they’re calling suspicion after her body was found on a southwestern Missouri road. Springfield television station KYTV reports that the woman’s body was found Tuesday night on a road in Republic near Brookline Cemetery. Investigators say a driver noticed the body on the…
LONDON (AP) — Britain has authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for use, greenlighting the first shot backed up by rigorous scientific review. The first vaccinations are expected within days — a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. The go-ahead Wednesday for the vaccine from American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech comes as the virus surges…
(KTRS) – Edwardsville is implementing monetary penalties for individuals and businesses that fail to comply with Illinois’ mandatory mask mandate. The Edwardsville City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to issue fines and citations to anyone who violates the state’s mandatory mask order. Individuals can be fined $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second,…
NEW YORK (AP) — An influential government advisory panel says health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 13-1 on Tuesday to recommend priority be given to those groups in the first days…