WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man on parole is accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a motel room and forcing her to eat methamphetamine and smoke marijuana. Franklin County prosecutors on Tuesday charged 48-year-old Brett Pendleton of Union with sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child. He is jailed on $250,000…
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a “bomb cyclone” as…
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Brutal winter weather that’s brought subzero temperatures to parts of the U.S. is threatening to dump snow and ice across parts of the South that rarely see flurries, much less accumulation. The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday…
Topeka, KS (KTRS) Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is seeking to lead another police department in the Midwest. Dotson is among three finalists being considered for the next police chief with the Topeka Police Department. The two other finalists are Topeka Police Interim Chief Bill Cochran and Yakima, Washington, Police Chief Dominic Rizzi, Jr.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint that accused a large state campaign donor of knowingly employing an unregistered lobbyist. The Kansas City Star reports that Democratic Rep. Mark Ellebracht of Liberty filed the complaint in October against David Humphreys. Humphreys is a businessman from Joplin who along with…
DENVER (AP) — Videos made by the man who shot and killed a Colorado sheriff’s deputy after concerns were raised about his mental health show the gunman calling 911 and then opening his apartment door and talking to responding officers before the shooting. The footage, livestreamed on Periscope, was obtained by Denver’s KUSA-TV. The station…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis topped out with 205 murders in 2017. The last time St. Louis had 205 murders was in 1995. Both 2015 and 2016 topped out with 188 murders. St. Louis already has two murders for 2018. Police say officers responded to a call for a shooting” and an accident in…
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the “Today” show’s first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing on sexual misconduct charges in late November. Kotb, 53, will continue to co-host the show’s fourth hour…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis had it’s first two homicides for the year. Police say at just after 5 p.m. Monday two men were gunned down along the 5900 block of Hodiamont in north St. Louis. Both of those victims died of their injuries. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cold is to blame for claiming the life of a homeless man. Police say the body of the 54-year-old victim was found in a trash bin near the St. Louis Brewery Apartments on Monday. Autopsy results are pending, but investigators believe the man froze to death. The victim’s name hasn’t…