A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a female officer during what was described as a deadly game with a revolver. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the charge against Nathaniel Hendren, 29, in the death of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix, as they allegedly played a game…
By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and PETER PRENGAMAN , Associated Press BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Firefighters on Monday carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies, four days after a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste. The confirmed death toll rose…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Dangerous cold is in the forecast for the St. Louis-area. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Watch from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. This means wind chills could be as low as 40 degrees below zero. Anyone in need of a shelter should call the United Way at…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A boil order is in effect for 5,000 customers in St. Louis County. Missouri American Water issued the order Sunday morning after a water main break. The boil order affects customers in in Maplewood, Shrewsbury and a portion of Webster Groves. Water should be brought to a boil for 3 minutes…
By DEB RIECHMANN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two days after the record-long shutdown ended, the White House made clear Sunday that President Donald Trump is prepared to shutter the government again without a border wall deal from Congress. The president’s standoff with Democrats on Capitol Hill is far from over and the clock…
By JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Submitting to mounting pressure amid growing disruption, President Donald Trump signed a bill Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to…
By REBECCA SANTANA , Associated Press GONZALES, La. (AP) — A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his parents and three other people — including a girl he was dating — was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother’s house in Virginia, a sheriff there said. On Saturday, Dakota Theriot shot and killed three…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis newscaster who uttered what he called an unintentional racial slur while discussing Martin Luther King Jr. says he will step away from the anchor desk while he works to regain viewers’ trust. KTVI-TV’s Kevin Steincross said on Jan. 17 that an upcoming tribute would honor “Martin Luther Coon…
By CHEVEL JOHNSON and REBECCA SANTANA , Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say separate but related shootings Saturday in two different parishes have left five people dead, and they’re searching for a 21-year-old man who they say is “armed and dangerous.” Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre says Dakota Theriot is the…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The case against defendants charged after a 10-year-old boy was decapitated at a Kansas water park should be dismissed because the Kansas attorney general’s office abused the grand jury system and presented flimsy evidence to obtain criminal indictments, defense attorneys argued Friday. During a hearing in Wyandotte County court, attorneys…