JEFFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than half of Missouri’s counties have been approved for federal aid to fix public infrastructure and remove debris following the most recent round of flooding and tornadoes. Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved public assistance for governments and nonprofits in 68 counties…
GILROY, CA (AP) — Only a few days ago, Gilroy was known for one thing: garlic. The rural community near San Francisco lived and breathed the prized, pungent crop. Now it’s the site of the latest American mass shooting. On Sunday evening, a 19-year-old gunman with apparent white supremacist views slipped into the annual Gilroy…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a man finds a dead baby in his mothers’ freezer. Adam Smith says a box had been in the freezer of his families apartment in the 6000 block of Magnolia since he was a kid. His mother told him and his sister it was none of their…
Fenton, MO (KTRS) Police say its believed that the carjacking outside of a Fenton gas station where two people were shot was not a random act of violence. According to investigators, two suspects met with a man and woman outside of the Phillips 66 at Gravois Bluffs and Highway 141 at just at 4:30 a.m.…
Wellston, MO (KTRS) A person of interest is in custody following a drive-by shooting at a North County market. The incident occurred just before 1:30 P.M. Sunday outside of Wellston Food Market in the 6200 block of Page. 2 people, a 16-year-old and a 30-year-old, remain hospitalized with non-life-threatening injures. Roughly 20 shell casings were…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The woman who is supposed to replace Puerto Rico’s embattled governor announced Sunday that she doesn’t want the job as the U.S. territory reels from political crisis. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez said in a Twitter post that she hopes Gov. Ricardo Rosselló will appoint a secretary of state before…
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Late night gunfire at a large, outdoor event in Brooklyn killed one man, wounded 11 others and sent hundreds and perhaps thousands of people running for cover. The shooting erupted just as the crowd at the annual Old Timers Event in the Brownsville neighborhood was beginning…
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — The funeral of a University of Mississippi student found shot to death last week has been held in her suburban St. Louis hometown. Family and friends gathered Saturday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood to memorialize Alexandria “Ally” Kostial. The 21-year-old student’s body was found the morning of July 20 near…
Dittmer, MO (KTRS) A new 90 bed, state of the art inpatient and outpatient treatment facility is opening up in Jefferson County, Missouri. Sana Lake Recovery Center will treat its clients who suffer from addiction and mental health issues with specialized treatment care. Sana Lake will focus on various types of therapeutic approaches to overcome…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis has released the names of 61 clergy who face what it calls “substantiated” allegations of sexual abuse of children. The archdiocese published the names online Friday and says none of the priests are currently in ministry. Archbishop Robert Carlson says in a letter posted…