Mississippi (AP) A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history has died. Bernard Ebbers was 78. A family statement cited by WAPT-TV said he died Sunday, just over a month after his early release from prison. Ebbers was the CEO of WorldCom, which collapsed and went into…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two men are in custody following a pair of robbery attempts in Clayton. 20-year-old Malik Dorsey and 19-year-old Darrion Gardner are facing first-degree robbery and other charges. It all began Saturday night on the campus of Concordia Seminary. That’s where the two men allegedly approached a woman with a gun and…
(KTRS) The Missouri Highway Patrol reports a motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle Saturday afternoon near Barnhart in Jefferson County. 34-year old Morgan A. Martin of Festus, Missouri was riding a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on U.S. 61, when a car heading southbound attempted to make a left-hand turn and turned…
(AP) Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog has revealed an early spring is on the way. At sunrise on Sunday, members of Punxsutawney Phil’s top hat-wearing inner circle revealed the furry forecaster’s prediction. The annual event has its origin in a German legend that says if a furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter continues.…
(AP) London police say officers shot and killed a suspect in a terrorism-related stabbing incident that injured two people. The Metropolitan Police Service said the incident in south London’s Streatham neighborhood on Sunday afternoon was “fully contained.”
(KTRS) A St. Louis man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, second degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the shooting of a 9- year old boy last week. 28-year old Robert Patrick is accused of shooting into a vehicle where…
(KTRS) The man wanted in connection with shooting his wife and killing his father in law in Fenton has committed suicide in Arkansas. When officers attempted to take James Kempf into custody in rural Northwest Arkansas, he took his own life. Kempf was the subject of a week long nationwide search since the incident occurred…
(AP) Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are suspending all flights between the U.S. and China as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. United Airlines is suspending flights to three big Chinese cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong. The move follows a State Department warning against travel to China. American says it is suspending flights…
(AP) Authorities say a 14-year-old suspect in the killing of another 14-year-old has turned himself in to St. Louis police. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the case against the suspect in the Jan. 19 shooting death of Timothy Lucas is being handled in juvenile court. The suspect has not been identified. Relatives of the…
Des Moines, IA (AP) Iowa voters’ second choices could matter almost as much as their first in the upcoming caucuses. Candidates including Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer have been approached by multiple campaigns in recent days eager to form an alliance of sorts that could reshape the Feb. 3 election. It’s a delicate…