CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Two St. Louis County police officers have been fired for misleading investigators about their role in a fatal pursuit. Police Chief Jon Belmar announced the firings in a statement on Friday. He did not name the officers. The incident began on Aug. 10 when a Hyundai Elantra sped past the officers.…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and staged road blockades across the nation to vent anger against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. Thousands of police were deployed nationwide to contain the demonstrations, including…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Afghanistan (all times local): 4:45 p.m. An Afghan military spokesman says the death toll from a bombing at a mosque inside an Afghan military base in the volatile eastern Khost province has risen to 27 soldiers. The spokesman, Abdullah, who like many Afghans uses…
Author: Glenn Fuselier Published: 2:00 Am CST November 23, 2018 (KTRS) ST. LOUIS, MO The Kirkwood High School Pioneers beat the Webster Groves Statesmen, 75 to 34, for the fourth consecutive time in the annual Turkey Day Game football match-up. The Pioneers came into the game with seven wins and four loses to play a win-less Statesmen…
Author: Glenn Fuselier Published: 3:30 AM CST November 22, 2018 (KTRS) St. Louis MO A 51-year-old man is fatally struck in St. Charles last night around 11:30. The Missouri Highway Patrol says Michael L. Allbright of Fredericktown Missouri walked into the path of a Jeep Wrangler exiting onto Route K from Highway I-70. Allbright died…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Imperial man is facing charges in connection with the sexual assault and murder at a west county Catholic Supply store. It was announced during a Wednesday afternoon press conference that 53-year-old Thomas Bruce has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and sodomy. Bruce’s arrest ended a two-day manhunt that…
By WAYNE PARRY , Associated Press COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a family of four in affluent horse country was slain before their mansion was set ablaze, but assured the community a killer was not on the loose, hours after they arrested the brother of the homeowner on Wednesday. Monmouth County…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say they are questioning a “person of interest” in a fatal shooting and sexual assault at a religious supply store. St. Louis County police said Wednesday that the man being interviewed is 53 years old. No other details have been released, but police are characterizing him…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The chief prosecutor in one of Missouri’s largest counties says she wants to be the next chairwoman of the Missouri Democratic Party. The Kansas City Star reports that Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Wednesday that she would stay on as prosecutor if she’s picked to lead the Democrats.…
By JILL LAWLESS , Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May told skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday that rejecting her divorce deal with the European Union would mean uncertainty and division, before a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to help finalize the Brexit agreement. The U.K. and the European Union agreed last…