BALTIMORE (AP) — A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven other people, authorities and reports said. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the gunfire erupted after 5 p.m. on a block in the city’s western district of brick…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) A man is arrested in connection with a shooting at an area restaurant. According to the Florissant Police Department, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged 19-year-old Izaiah Clark with unlawful use of a weapon, after he allegedly fired shots at a vehicle in the Applebees parking lot in the…
POWAY, CA (AP) — Eight-year-old Noya Dahan had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when gunshots rang out. Her uncle grabbed her and the other children, leading them outside to safety as her leg bled from a shrapnel wound. “I was scared, really, really scared,” said Noya,…
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The leaders of several Midwest states hit recently by flooding along the Missouri River say they’ve received assurances from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the states will “have a seat at the table” when it comes to river management decisions. The Republican governors of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri…
POWAY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego has left people injured but the extent is unclear. San Diego County sheriff’s office also said Saturday on Twitter that a man has been detained in connection with the shooting at the Chabad of Poway. A handful of police cars were…
After reviewing security video, Ladue Police say they want to talk to a male who was on the scene at Tuesday’s officer-involved shooting at Ladue Crossing Shopping Center in the 8800 block of Ladue Road. Police need the public’s help identifying the man. (See photo) The incident began with a reported shoplifting at the Schnucks…
By DON BABWIN and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Disturbing details emerged Thursday of the torture authorities say preceded the beating death of a 5-year-old Illinois boy who had extensive contact with child welfare workers, escalating scrutiny of a state agency already being reviewed because of the recent deaths of two other children.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri agency is warning merchants and consumers that bottles from a central Missouri winery pose a risk of exploding. The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control said Thursday that the issue came to its attention during a routine inspection, when a wine bottle from Casa de Loco in Eldon…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Downtown St. Louis has a new grocery store. On Thursday, Chris Goodson opened his second Fields Foods location on 18th Street and Washington Avenue in the Monogram Building, which houses a luxury apartment complex. Goodson said his new downtown location is a one-stop-shop for grocery shopping needs and aims to provide…
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid his respects at a ceremony honoring the war dead Friday before wrapping up a brief and generally successful visit to the Russian Far East for his first summit with President Vladimir Putin. Kim left for Pyongyang on Friday afternoon by his private train about…