ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two women are dead after a shooting in St. Louis. The shooting happened Thursday in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis. Names of the victims have not been released. Police say a possible suspect is in custody. He was captured soon after the shooting following a foot chase. A witness…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is getting a more than $20 million federal grant to replace deteriorating bridges. Gov. Mike Parson’s office in a Thursday announcement said the $20.7 million grant will pay to replace 40 bridges in northern Missouri. State Bridge Engineer Dennis Heckman says the bridges slated for repair are on average…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Lawmakers and community leaders are coming together to combat gun violence in the St. Louis-area. US Congressman Lacy Clay and the St. Louis Aldermanic Black Caucus held a town hall Wednesday night at Harris Stowe State University to address the issue. It was packed house of about 250 people at the…
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese state media released footage Thursday of military troops moving into Hong Kong for what they call a routine rotation amid fears that the army will intervene in ongoing pro-democracy protests. Armored carriers, trucks and a patrol boat were shown crossing the border from neighboring Shenzhen city into Hong Kong for…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis man is charged after admitting he shot at a car carrying 3 children Tuesday morning. 25-year-old Mytavis Alexander is facing 2 counts of first degree domestic assault and other charges. The incident occurred at around 10 when officers from the north county precinct were called to the 6800…
NEW YORK (AP) — A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look millions of years into our evolutionary history — and they see a face peering back. The find, from 3.8 million years ago, reveals the face for a presumed ancestor of the species famously represented by Lucy, the celebrated Ethiopian partial skeleton found in 1974. This…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is asking Missouri lawmakers to change state law to let her city and others require concealed weapon permits. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Krewson’s comments come a day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson rejected a request from the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus that lawmakers take up gun…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status took effect Wednesday, a decision that has already set off a series of reactions hurting their relations. Japanese manufacturers now must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean export, rather than the simpler checks granted a preferential trade partner, which is still…
Collinsville, IL (KTRS) The driver of a semi that hit and seriously injured an Illinois State Trooper is facing multiple charges. 26-year-old Kyamran Makharadze of St. Louis is facing DUI and other charges for the March 20th crash. Police say he rear-ended the squad car while the trooper was investigating a crash on I-55 in…
NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, 16 women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein poured out their anger Tuesday, lashing out at him as a coward and a manipulator, after a judge gave them the day in court they were denied when he killed himself behind bars. “He robbed me of…