St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Five special assistant U.S. Attorneys for the St. Louis region were sworn in on Thursday through the Safer Streets Initiative. Attorney General Eric Schmitt said the focus of this team will be to prosecute violent crimes. “Tackling a problem as large and widespread as violent crime takes constant action and discussion.…
Wildwood, MO (KTRS) An overnight fire is to blame for destroying a home in Wildwood. The fire broke out at a home on Oak Park Drive 1:30 a.m. Thursday.. All four family members made it out of the burning home safely. No injuries were reported. The fire also caused damage to a neighboring home. There’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says he thinks “spying did occur” against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. His comments before a Senate panel on Wednesday suggest the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled. Barr’s remarks aligned him with the president at a time when his independence is under scrutiny. Barr…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is charged in connection with a homicide that occurred in the 5200 block of Maple Tuesday night. According to St. Louis Police, 23-year-old Carlton Jones of the 4500 block of McMillan has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of 33-year-old Lamont Jones.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Phase II of Ballpark Village is one step closer to completion. A ‘Topping Off” ceremony was held on Wednesday to mark a couple of milestones with the $260 million project. The first was the official naming of the new Class-A Office Tower – the PwC Pennant Building, named for its anchor…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court rules that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner cannot block a grand jury’s search warrant of her office. Gardner appealed to block the warrant, which is related to a perjury probe of William Don Tisaby, the man she hired to investigate former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. It…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be headed toward a historic fifth term as Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday, with close-to-complete unofficial election results giving his right-wing Likud and other nationalist and religious parties a solid majority in parliament. The outcome affirmed Israel’s continued tilt to the right and further dimmed hopes of a…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is awaiting sentencing after being convicted for his part in the 2013 murder and dismemberment of 30-year-old Courtney Coats of Alton. 35-year-old Brandon Chittum was found guilty Monday of 1st degree murder and other charges. Co-defendant Patrick Chase was sentenced to 65 years back in July of 2014 for…
Troy, IL (KTRS) Two people are dead after an overnight fire in the metro-east. Firefighters were called to a burning home along Avalon Drive in Troy around 1 a.m. Monday. The names of the victims haven’t been released. The Illinois State Fire Marshall has been brought in to investigate the cause of the fire.
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be…