Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Funeral arrangements are set for the Godfrey firefighter killed in the line of duty earlier this week. Captain Jake Ringering will be laid to rest Tuesday at 10 AM. Visitation is set for Monday from 2 PM to 8 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton, with a tribute planned for…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Two soldiers from an Army Reserve unit in Illinois have died while serving in Kuwait. The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the deaths of 37-year-old Sgt. Holli Bolinski of Pinckneyville, Illinois, and 20-year-old Spc. Jackson Johnson of Hillsboro, Missouri. Both soldiers died Tuesday as a result of what the…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen’s attorney said Thursday, as congressional investigators zero in on the president’s pardon power. The issue of pardons has emerged as a key…
MANCHESTER, NH (AP) — New Hampshire has been good to Bernie Sanders, delivering him a 22-point victory in 2016 that was one of his biggest blowouts that year. But as he launches his second campaign for the presidency, there are early signs that he doesn’t have a lock on the nation’s first primary. More than…
Washington, DC (AP) As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants. Under a proposed plan, the Department of Homeland Security would provide the Census Bureau with…
St. Peters, MO (KTRS) An O’Fallon, Missouri man is charged with invasion of privacy after he allegedly photographed women changing at an area gym. According to court records, 26-year-old Michael Koch was arrested Tuesday after allegedly posting 175 pictures of women undressing on a Russian website. The photos are believed to have been taken between…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Public Service Commission approves an agreement allowing Ameren Missouri to build a wind farm in northwestern Missouri. The 157 megawatt power plant, known as the Brickyard Hills Wind Facility, would be constructed, owned, and operated by Ameren Missouri in Atchison County. Under the agreement, Ameren Missouri will comply with…
Charges have been filed in St. Charles Target store parking lot shooting. Prosecutors say 65-year old Larry Thomlison, pictured, has been charged with one count of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the incident that occurred yesterday at the Target store on Mexico Road in St. Charles. He’s accused of shooting an Amazon delivery…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge is accusing the St. Louis prosecutor’s office of “playing games” for fighting a search warrant of her files that is part of a perjury investigation related to last year’s criminal case against former Gov. Eric Greitens. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion Monday calling the warrant an…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The man accused of shooting an Amazon delivery driver at a St. Charles Target is now facing charges. On Wednesday, the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 65-year-old Larry Thomlison with Assault 1st Degree Serious Physical Injury and Armed Criminal Action. He is being transferred from the St. Charles Police…