ARLINGTON, TX (AP) — Tyler Skaggs had persevered through injuries to become a valuable pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. The left-hander had posted a photo of himself and teammates in cowboy hats for their weeklong trip to Texas, where he was set to start on the Fourth of July holiday. Skaggs died Monday, when…
Overland, MO (KTRS) Part of Overland is under a precautionary boil advisory. According to Missouri American Water, a water main break at Lindbergh and Oak Forest Parkway Court prompted the advisory. The advisory impacts roughly 230 customers, and is expected to last up to 48 hours. The water is safe for washing and bathing, but…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mourners packed a St. Louis cathedral Monday to mourn a Missouri police officer who was shot to death, after the family of the man charged in his killing issued a public apology. Pallbearers carried North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf’s casket into the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, past hundreds…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful bomb blast rocked the Afghan capital early Monday, rattling windows, sending smoke billowing from Kabul’s downtown area and wounding at least 65 people, including nine children hurt by flying glass, officials and a medic said. The explosion occurred as the streets in the capital were packed with morning commuters.…
Spanish Lake, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred in North County over the weekend. According to County Police, officers responded to the intersection of Bellefontaine and Lakeside Lane just after 2 P.M. Sunday. Upon arrival, they located an unresponsive man at an abandoned business in the 12000 block of Bellefontaine. He…
Springfield IL (KTRS) Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $45 billion plan Friday to build and upgrade bridges, roads, schools, and parks across the state. Pritzker says “Rebuild Illinois” is the most comprehensive reconstruction effort in his state’s history and the projects will create 540,000 jobs. The plan sets aside $33.2 billion for transportation projects, $4.3…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) U.S. Congressman Lacy Clay is taking steps that would allow high crime cities to have stricter gun laws. The Democratic lawmaker from Missouri unveiled his proposed legislation during a Friday morning press conference at Children’s Hospital. “In St. Louis and across this nation…we are faced with an ugly, obscene, inescapable truth…gun…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri commissioner on Friday ruled that the state’s only abortion clinic can continue providing the service at least until August as a fight over its license plays out, adding that there’s a “likelihood” that the clinic will succeed in the dispute. Administrative Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted what’s called…
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over the values that have served for decades as the foundation of their cooperation as they face calls to fend off threats to economic growth. “A free and open economy is the basis for peace and…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) Two men and a teenager are apprehended in connection with rash of vehicle burglaries in the metro-east. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old Walker Moan of Alton and 18-year-old Roman Thomeczek of Godfrey were charged with several felonies Thursday. Starting in May, police began investigating several burglary reports where unlocked…