ST. LOUIS (AP) — An arson investigation is under way at a St. Louis County funeral home after authorities found two incendiary devices. Fire broke out around 4:40 a.m. Friday at Kutis Funeral Home in south St. Louis County, damaging the building. St. Louis County police spokesman Benjamin Granda says at least two “fire-producing devices”…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation (all times local): 7:20 p.m. The Democratic chairs of six House committees are demanding that the Justice Department release “without delay” the full report it has received from special counsel Robert Mueller. They say they expect Attorney General William Barr also to turn over…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A fire at a south county funeral home is being called suspicious. St. Louis County Police have brought in to investigate the fire that broke out around 4:30 a.m. Friday at Kutis Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Road. The fire quickly went to 2 alarms. There’s no word of any…
Alorton, IL (KTRS) Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing metro-east teenager. Police say 14-year-old Karmen Pitts of Alorton hasn’t been seen since Monday. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt with a flower print, black pants with a flower print, and a grey hoodie. Anyone with information is asked…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two American service members were killed during an operation in Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S. and NATO forces said, providing no other details on the combat deaths. The fatalities, which bring to four the number of U.S. soldiers killed so far this year in Afghanistan, underscore the difficulties in bringing peace…
An armed bank robber is on-the-run in O’Fallon, Missouri and police are urging residents to stay inside while they search for the suspect. Dardenne Elementary School was on lockdown while police searched the area. The robbery took place at around 11:30 Thursday morning at the Reliance Bank in the 2600 block of Highway K. The…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have rescued several people stranded by flooding in northwest Missouri. The State Highway Patrol said in a tweet that water patrol troopers worked into the night Wednesday in and around Craig. Four people were pulled from homes, while three were rescued from a boat that ran out of gas.…
Collinsville, IL (KTRS) An Illinois State trooper is hospitalized after being hit by a passing motorist while investigating an accident. Police say this happened at just before 11 p.m. Wednesday when the trooper was standing outside of his vehicle along I-55 at i-255 in Collinsville. The trooper was airlifted to an area hospital with serious…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 9:30 a.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says European Union leaders could approve a short delay to Brexit in principle so long as Britain’s Parliament passes a twice-rejected withdrawal deal next week. She says that if that doesn’t happen, another EU summit might be needed. British…
DES MOINES, IA (AP) — Farmer Jeff Jorgenson looks out over 750 acres of cropland submerged beneath the swollen Missouri River, and he knows he probably won’t plant this year. But that’s not his biggest worry. He and other farmers have worked until midnight for days to move grain, equipment and fuel barrels away from…