KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local police commander in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 68, up from 32, provincial officials Wednesday. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said 165 others were wounded in the attack a day earlier.The bombing happened when a…
Belleville IL (KTRS)Â Police are investigating after a badly decomposed body was found behind a metro-east gas station. Investigators say a passerby discovered the male victim Tuesday night in the 1400 block of Centreville in Belleville. According to the investigation, its believed the body had been there for 7 or 8 days. An autopsy is…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff at all Missouri government buildings Thursday to honor a southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy who drowned during flooding. Thirty-five-year-old Greene County Deputy Aaron Roberts’ patrol car was swept off a roadway Friday night. Roberts had just returned to service…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The operators of a Missouri duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people, say in a court filing that a lawsuit from Missouri’s attorney general is “irresponsible” and “littered with factual inaccuracies and innuendo.” Attorney General Josh Hawley’s lawsuit filed last month accused Branson…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 4:40 p.m. Forecasters at the University of Michigan predict that 2.4 million people will lose power from Hurricane Florence and some outages could be prolonged. That’s about one-fourth the number who suffered outages from Hurricane Sandy, which hit a more populated area around…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling a campaign rally in Missouri as a potentially catastrophic hurricane nears the East Coast.Trump on Tuesday announced he’s axing his planned visit to Cape Girardeau on Thursday. His campaign says that’s the safest decision in light of the approaching hurricane. Hurricane Florence is expected to…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS)  Tuesday marked the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our nation. The city of O’Fallon held its annual Patriot Day ceremony to commemorate the events of 9/11. Dozens of residents, first responders, members of the military, and community leaders gathered outside of O’Fallon City Hall for the solemn occasion. O’Fallon Mayor Bill…
Ferguson, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for an elderly man who went missing in Ferguson. Police say 86-year-old Edmond McDavid at the Ferguson Schnucks with his family Monday afternoon. He went to use the grocery store’s restroom and never returned to his family. McDavid suffers from Alzheimer’s. McDavid is described as black,,…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marking 17 years since the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a Sept. 11 memorial. Trump and his wife, Melania, were participating in Tuesday’s somber remembrance in Shanksville. It’s where hijackers crashed a California-bound commercial…
Spanish Lake, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for the sister of woman found dead in their Spanish Lake home. Police say 57-year-old Sylvia Brown hasn’t been seen since Saturday. Her sister was discovered on Monday deceased in their home in the 2500 block of Dukeland Drive. There’s no word on the cause…