HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on Hong Kong protests (all times local): 5 p.m. Hong Kong police are calling on protesters barricaded inside the city’s Polytechnic University to surrender and face justice, saying they have no other option given the level of violence in recent days. The regional commander of Kowloon West district, Cheuk…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding a vehicle involved in a kidnapping. According to the St. Louis Police Department, officers received a call for shots fired in the 3400 block of Chippewa at around 4:30 P.M Sunday. Upon arrival, officers were unable to locate a victim. Officers now believe a suspect fired…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Stone was convicted of all seven counts in an indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County police officer has agreed to mediation to seek a settlement and avoid court appeals, weeks after a jury awarded $20 million in his lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against because he is gay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that both sides have incentives to settle. The county…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment hearings (all times local): 10:10 a.m. President Donald Trump is attacking a witness in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry while she is testifying before lawmakers. Trump tweets that “everywhere” that former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch went “turned bad.” Noting her postings in the foreign service,…
A St. Louis County man who is charged with evidence tampering in the disappearance of his wife was spotted on video purchasing cleaning products and bleach-soaked bloody carpeting was found in the couple’s home, police said. Beau Rothwell, 28, is jailed on $100,000 bond on the felony after being charged Thursday. St. Louis County police…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce. The military statement early on Friday indicates that Israel is willing to abide by the cease-fire if there are no additional rocket attacks. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Police say the case of a missing woman is now a homicide investigation. The woman’s husband, 28-year-old Beau Rothwell, has been arrested and charged with evidence tampering. A probable cause statement says he was caught on camera buying bleach, carpet cleaner, and gloves. Detectives say they found bleach…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Nearly 200 fugitives wanted for violent offenses are off the streets as a result of a federal operation. During a Thursday morning news conference in downtown St. Louis, members of federal, state, and local law enforcement announced that 162 suspects were arrested in the St. Louis-area through Operation Triple Beam. “This…
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — At least three people were injured Thursday during a shooting at a Southern California high school and a search was underway for the gunman, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded to Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of downtown…