By COREY WILLIAMS AND CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press In 2011, 6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen’s mother picked him up at school in Illinois, took him to the zoo and a water park, and then killed herself at a hotel, leaving a note in which she said her son was fine but that no one would ever…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas Wednesday for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report as Democrats pressure the Justice Department to release the document without redactions. The committee voted 24-17 to give Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., permission to issue subpoenas to the Justice Department…
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge should end restrictions on when St. Louis police use chemical agents such as pepper spray and tear gas to break up protests, according to a court filing on behalf of the police department. The 39-page motion filed Friday seeks to dissolve a preliminary…
A medical examiner’s investigation shows that a St. Louis County jail inmate found dead in February died of internal bleeding. Twenty-nine-year-old John Shy is one of three inmates at the St. Louis County Justice Center who have died this year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday obtained the medical examiner’s report through a public records request. Medical Examiner…
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…