MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mourners are converging in Minneapolis to memorialize George Floyd, whose death at the hands of a police officer sparked national protests on racial injustice. The first of three funeral events for Floyd was set for Thursday afternoon at North Central University in Minneapolis, where a throng of media was awaiting the start…
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Missouri’s top health official says no additional cases of the new coronavirus have been reported stemming from the crowded pool parties at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend. Camden County Health Department reported last week that a Boone County resident who had attended the…
Athens, Greece (AP) — Countries across the world have imposed lockdowns, shut borders and suspended international flights to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Merchant ship crews have become unintended collateral damage. About 150,000 seafarers are stranded at sea in need of crew changes, according to the International Chamber of Shipping, whose secretary general…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is custody in this weeks’ stabbing death in North County. According to county police, the Prosecuting Attorney’s office has charged, 31-year-old Edward Whitehead of the 200 block of Presley Road with first degree murder, first degree robbery, and two counts of armed criminal action in the death of 38-year-old…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against three other officers. Bystander video showing Floyd’s May 25 death has sparked violent protests nationwide and around the world. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was…
(AP) — St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says President Donald Trump is “fanning the flames” of unrest and treating demonstrations over the death of George Floyd as a reality show. Page’s comments Wednesday came after a night of relative calm following several days of protests that led to violence. Late Monday and early Tuesday,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) CrimeStoppers says it is increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for death of retired Moline Acres Police Chief David Dorn. The group is now offering up to $10,000. Dorn was shot and killed while protecting Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry in the 4100…
Washington D.C. (AP) Joe Biden has taken a big step toward winning enough delegates to be the Democratic presidential nominee. The former vice president swept the seven states that conducted presidential primaries on Tuesday. Those victories have put hundreds more delegates in Biden’s corner ahead of the summer nominating convention. He could lock down the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Six Atlanta police officers have been charged after a dramatic video showed authorities pulling two young people from a car during protests over the death of George Floyd. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced the charges during a news conference Tuesday. Four are charged with aggravated assault and one with aggravated…
St. Louis (KTRS) At a press conference Tuesday morning, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson announced a citywide curfew which will be in effect from 9 p.m. until 6 am beginning Tuesday night until further notice. Mayor Krewson called Monday night’s violence, “unimaginable and deeply unfortunate, adding this cannot and will not be tolerated.” Mayor Krewson…