Jefferson City, MO (AP) Missouri lawmakers are pushing lengthy prison sentences for people caught selling or buying the highly lethal opioid fentanyl. House members gave initial approval to the bill in a voice vote Wednesday. Selling or trying to sell 20 milligrams or more of fentanyl would be punishable by 10-30 years in prison under…
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander in Baghdad has added new impetus to the effort, stoking anti-American feelings that Tehran hopes to exploit to help realize the goal. The Jan. 3 killing has…
(KTRS) The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office has charged a Valley Park man with two counts of Second Degree Burglary. 48-year old Shawn Overstreet of the 300 block of Jefferson Avenue is being held on a 15-thousand dollar “cash only” bond in connection with burglaries in Affton in early November. According to the probable…
Chicago, IL (AP) Officials say a computer error in Illinois’ new automatic voter registration system may have led to 545 non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote, 16 of whom cast ballots. The Illinois secretary of state’s office has acknowledged the mistake, saying it was an isolated incident. Officials are working to confirm how many people…
Washington, D.C. (AP) The Senate has wrapped up a late session approving rules for President Donald Trump’s trial on two articles of impeachment. The Democrats failed in their efforts to gain Republican agreement for issuing subpoenas for documents and witnesses, though such issues can be revisited. A Democratic victory came earlier in the day when…
Fenton, MO (KTRS) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting outside a bar in Fenton. The incident occurred shortly before 7 P.M. Tuesday in the parking lot of Borgetti’s Bar and Grill on Old Highway 141 at Fiedler Road. That’s where a man fired at least 3 shots at a van, hitting the…
Florissant Police Tuesday announced additional charges against a man accused of intentionally setting a fire on Friday that later claimed the life of a 16 year old. 39-year old Bobby Copass is now charged with second degree murder and first degree arson in connection with the blaze at the home which was reported at 3…
(AP) The U.S. has its first case of a new virus that was found only last month in China. A U.S. resident who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus. Health officials said Tuesday that the man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last…
(AP) A man who opened fire outside a Kansas City nightclub, killing a woman and injuring at least 15 other people before a guard killed him, had a past weapons charge dropped after lawmakers loosened the state’s gun laws. Twenty-nine-year-old Jahron Swift had been in trouble with the law before he opened fire on people…
(AP) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s led a “spectacular” turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had little to say about climate change issues that are a focus of this year’s gathering of top business and political leaders in the Swiss Alps. Trump addressed the annual…