DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on Mideast developments amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf region (all times local): 10 a.m. Japan’s defense minister says he has no intention of sending Japanese troops to respond to attacks on a Japanese-operated oil tanker in the Middle East. Takeshi Iwaya told reporters at a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The rash of child shootings continues after a 5-year-old boy is shot while riding in a car near Midtown Thursday night. The incident occurred around 10 P.M. near the intersection of Grand and Lindell. The boy is hospitalized in critical condition. This comes just one day after 16-year-old Myiesha Cannon was…
(St. Louis – KTRS) It’s going to be a sea of blue in downtown St. Louis as thousands are expected to gather on Saturday for the 2019 Blues Championship Parade & Rally. The parade will start at noon at 18th and Market Streets. It will end at Broadway & Market.. This will be followed by…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on Mideast developments amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf region (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid tension between Iran and United States. The meeting…
BOSTON (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and their first NHL championship. Alex Pietrangelo added a goal and an…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man who used fake nurse credentials to get jobs at three health care facilities has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Benjamin Danneman of Eureka pleaded guilty in March to health care fraud, aggravated identity theft and Social Security fraud. He was sentenced Wednesday in federal court.…
Honolulu, HI (KTRS) The “Mighty Mo” is getting underway on the 75th anniversary of her commissioning. The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the battleship Missouri with a forever stamp, and dedicated the stamp Tuesday during a ceremony in Pearl Harbor. The Missouri was commissioned on June 11, 1944 and joined the military efforts in the…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A hard-line Iranian newspaper has printed a front page image showing the mushroom cloud of a nuclear blast, meant to criticize the Japanese prime minister’s close ties with the U.S. ahead of his historic visit to Iran. The daily Farheekhtegan, or Educated, followed it up with a large headline in both…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An endangered person advisory is in effect for a missing man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 40-year-old William Harris went missing just before 7 P.M. yesterday. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 250 pounds with a shaved head and a beard. He is believed…
The latest: 7-year-old Patrice Dotson of Carbondale has been found safe. Police report she has been reunited with her family. Original story: A Missing Person Advisory has been activated by Illinois State Police for the Carbondale Police Department. They are asking for the public help to locate a missing 7-year-old girl, Patrice Dotson, who did…