SINGAPORE (AP) — New Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s shores. The penalties were provided for under new sections of Brunei’s Shariah Penal Code.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) 3 metro-east men are convicted in a kickback and healthcare fraud scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office of Eastern Missouri, 53-year-old Rueben Goodwin, 58-year-old Phillip Jones, and 47-year-old Dwight McTizic were convicted Tuesday of 11 counts of health care fraud and other charges. AMS Medical Laboratory in St. Louis paid…
Vincent Bommarito Sr., owner of one of St. Louis’ most highly honored restaurants, has died. Bommarito died Tuesday at age 88. His death was confirmed by managers at his downtown restaurant, Tony’s. A cause of death was not disclosed. Bommarito had owned Tony’s since taking over following his father’s death in 1948. Bommarito was a…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week. The bill would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people at two mosques…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, and members of the Missouri General Assembly are honoring the service of the state’s Vietnam veterans at a special ceremony at the Capitol. Vietnam-era veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces from November 1, 1955 to May…
Lake St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead following a multi-vehicle accident in Lake St. Louis. The crash happened on eastbound 70 near Lake St. Louis Boulevard at just before 7 a.m. Monday.. The victim was reportedly ejected. That stretch of highway remains shut down. Motorists are advised to use another route, such as…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Over the weekend, Gaza’s Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli airstrikes and unprecedented protests broke out against the Islamic militants’ increasingly unpopular rule. And yet Hamas’ control over Gaza is tighter…
BEIJING, CHINA (AP) — China said Monday it would begin regulating all fentanyl-related drugs as a class of controlled substances, in a change U.S. officials had long advocated as a way to stem the flow of lethal opioids from China. The sweeping change in the way China regulates drugs that mimic fentanyl takes effect May…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police need your help locating a wheelchair accessible van that was stolen from an apartment in Manchester. The $60,000 van, described as a silver 2016 MV-1 bearing Missouri license number DM4-P7W, went missing just before 5 A.M. Sunday from the 300 block of Autumn Creek Way. Owner 39-year-old Paul Bracher is…
Police report on Monday that Charles Stewart has been found safe. Earlier Story: Florissant, MO (KTRS) The Florissant Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing elderly man. The Missouri Highway Patrol has issued a Endangered Silver Advisory Alert for 72-year-old Charles Stewart, who went missing from 3970 Meadowland Drive in Florissant…