Ferguson, MO (AP) A 10-year-old Ferguson boy who was pulled from a city pond by two police officers has died. The officers pulled the unconscious boy from the pool Tuesday at January-Wabash Memorial Park in Ferguson. Police Chief Jason Armstrong says the boy died Wednesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the child was underwater for…
A judge has thrown out Paul Manafort’s New York mortgage fraud case on double jeopardy grounds. Judge Maxwell Wiley ruled Wednesday that state law precludes prosecution. Manafort was President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman in 2016. He was later convicted in two federal cases stemming from his business dealings and is serving a 7½-year prison sentence.…
House Democrats have overwhelmingly approved the rules for debate as they head toward historic votes to impeach President Donald Trump. The vote on the rules was 228-197, with just two defections from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic ranks, an early indication of how the votes will eventually fall on the articles of impeachment. The House is…
(KTRS) Electronic message boards on state highways are not a place for humor. That’s the message from one Missouri lawmaker who wants to stop the use of so-called “playful” messages like, “Santa’s Coming Have you Been A Good Driver” and “Treat the Road Like a Cat Video … Share It.” O’Fallon Republican Rep. Tony Lovasco…
St. Louis, MO (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals searched all over the world, looking for the right kind of left-handed pitcher. They think they’ve found him in Kwang Hyun Kim. The NL Central champions announced Tuesday they had signed the 31-year-old South Korean to a two-year contract. Through an interpreter, Kim said he had followed…
Detroit, MI (AP) Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have signed a deal for a 50-50 merger, creating 4th largest automaker with annual sales of 8.7 million cars. The companies announced the binding terms for the merger that was announced in October in a joint statement Wednesday. The companies say the new group will be led…
(KTRS) On the afternoon of November 29, South County precinct officers responded to a call of a person struck in the 9300 block of South Broadway and located the victim, later positively identified as 64 year old Ronald Smith of the 100 block of Horn in St. Louis. He was transported to a local hospital…
Trenton, NJ (AP) New Jersey congressman Jeff Van Drew could well need the backing of President Donald Trump if he’s going to continue his political career. The Democrat has told aides he will become a Republican. Van Drew stood to become one of the few Democrats opposing impeaching Trump when the House votes this week.…
Normandy, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing north county man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 85-year-old Clarence Young went missing from a location near the intersection of North Hills and Forest View Drive in Normandy at around 9 P.M. Monday. He is described as a black man, 5…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Department of Transportation continues to urge motorists to stay off of the roads if possible. Multiple traffic accidents are being reported with this latest round of winter weather. MODOT has more than 200 trucks on area roadways. Crews have been working around the clock and will continue to do…