East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of child porn charges. 43-year-old Avery Smartt Jr. was convicted Wednesday of producing child pornography and attempting to tamper with the victim’s testimony before trail. Evidence showed that Smartt engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. While working as…
New Orleans, LA (AP) — A fast-moving Hurricane Zeta is barreling northeast after causing havoc along the coast. Officials made a repeated call for residents to stay inside after the storm passed and not go outside in the dark to assess damage. One person died in New Orleans who was electrocuted. In the Mississippi city…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Senate Republicans are urging Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to release the specific data he is using to impose restrictions on indoor dining and bar service in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady called Wednesday for a public hearing at which Pritzker would…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” is making his identify public. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, says in a tweet: “Donald Trump is a man without character. It’s why I wrote ‘A…
A surge in coronavirus cases is prompting the threat of lockdowns or a return to business restrictions reminiscent of the spring in Europe and some parts of the U.S. French President Emmanuel Macron was set to give a televised address Wednesday as many French doctors urged a new nationwide lockdown, as 58% of the country’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police union founded by a group of Black officers nearly 50 years ago has a new president. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sgt. Donnell Walters’ election as leader of the Ethical Society of Police was announced Tuesday. He replaces Sgt. Heather Taylor, who resigned upon her September…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding the man responsible for shooting and injuring a 2-year-old child during a road-rage incident last week. The Ferguson Police Department says that a report was filed Friday with St. Louis Police. But, on Sunday, the victim’s parent stated the incident actually occurred in Ferguson, near the 6100…
Arlington, TX (AP) — Justin Turner was removed from Los Angeles’ 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 after registering Major League Baseball’s first positive test in 59 days and wasn’t on the field as the Dodgers enjoyed the spoils of a title earned during a most unusual season. Commissioner Rob Manfred…
New York, NY (AP) Stock indexes closed mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as the market’s momentum slows further on worries about rising virus counts and Washington’s inability to deliver more aid to the economy. The S&P 500 lost 0.3% after swinging between small gains and losses earlier. Most stocks in the index were lower,…
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — Ten months after a fatal shooting in the St. Louis County town of Jennings, a man is now charged in the killing. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged 48-year-old Edward Mosley with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is jailed without bond. The shooting happened Dec. 16. A probable cause statement says…