WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – Police in southwestern Illinois are investigating as a homicide an 84-year-old man’s death from a fire that began in his car. Howard Brown died early Sunday after the fire sparked a gas tank explosion and then spread to his home. Washington Park Police Chief Tony Tomlinson tells the St. Louis…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge has ruled against a challenge to the state Senate’s vote overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of measure that could reduce the number of weeks residents can collect unemployment benefits. The Jefferson City News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1l3yP60 ) reports the judge ruled last week against the challenge from the…
( KTRS ) The city Ferguson has announced the hiring of a new city manager. According to a statement, released late Tuesday night, the city council chose De’Carlon Seewood. Seewood will fill the vacancy created when former City Manager John Shaw resigned in March following a scathing report by the U.S. Department of Justice over racial profiling…
(KTRS) – Tyson foods announced a large recall of their Buffalo Style Chicken Wing Sections that are sold in 28-ounce bags. Customers complained that the chicken had an “off odor”. The wings are sold nationwide and were produced in late October. Tyson’s recall is for more than 50,000 pounds of food. Here is the specific…
Rob Silverstein from Access Hollywood joins John Carney to discuss Charlie Sheen’s decision to open up on his HIV Positive Diagnosis.
(KTRS) – A study by a British newspaper states that 1,000 US citizens have been killed by police this year. The Guardian launched an interactive guide to this year’s police killings on June 1. The paper also broke down the numbers on racial and ethnic lines. There were a total of 502 white deaths and…
