WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Russia’s support for Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro has become the latest flashpoint in deteriorating relations between the United States and Russia, moving to the top of a list of long-simmering spats between the Cold War foes. As the dispute intensifies with both sides trading accusations and entrenched in diametrically opposed…
Affton, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding a bank robber. According to County Police, officers responded to the Electro Savings Credit Union in the 12-thousand block of Tesson Ferry Road at around 6 P.M. Thursday. An investigation revealed that a man with a firearm threatened employees and demanded cash. He fled the scene with…
KTRS News received the following request from St. Louis Police. ….. Media, Relative to the below incident, Detectives need assistance in identifying the suspect in the attached photo. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477). Incident: Assault 1st (Shooting) Location: I/70 Wesbound @ W. Florissant Avenue Date/Time: 04/30/2019 @ 1615 Victim: 27-year-old…
The U.S. attorney’s office says the former top elected official in St. Louis County is set to plead guilty to corruption charges. A spokeswoman says Steve Stenger will plead guilty Friday to all charges in the indictment that was announced Monday — bribery, mail fraud and theft of honest services. The Democrat resigned this week.…
The fast-rising Mississippi River on Thursday neared levels unseen since a historic 1993 flood, threatening levees and forcing people living near the bulging Big Muddy to move to higher ground. Parts of downtown Davenport, Iowa, (pictured) remained underwater after the river tore through a temporary barrier. Davenport has no permanent levee or floodwall. The river…
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — David Belnap stood on his North Carolina college campus aching from the latest U.S. school shooting as he held a candle and wore a homemade T-shirt with “Riley Howell is a hero” written on the back. Howell died in his classroom Tuesday at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, charging and tackling…
Jefferson City, MO – General Motors officials are expected to meet with Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Thursday to discuss a $1 billion expansion project at the company’s Wentzville assembly plant. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that although details of the expansion are unclear, GM is expected to request a package of incentives from the…
A suburban St. Louis police officer who says she meant to use her stun gun but mistakenly grabbed her service revolver was indicted on a second-degree assault charge Wednesday for shooting a suspected shoplifter outside a grocery store. St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell said Julia Crews, 37, is charged in the April 23 shooting on…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to keep campuses safe. A vigil was planned for Wednesday on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where the shooting on Tuesday upended the last…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding a man who allegedly fired shots at his ex-girlfriend. At around 9:30 Tuesday night, the O’Fallon Missouri Police Department received several 911 calls for shots fired in the 100 block of Lincoln Street. Upon arrival, officers found a female who reported a domestic incident that resulted in…