Ballwin, MO (KTRS) Bear sightings continue in Missouri with the latest in west county. Ballwin Police report that a large bear was seen in a common ground area near Castle Pines subdivision around 8:30 Sunday night. Residents are warned to bring their pets indoors and not to approach the animal. It’s also recommended not to leave…
By JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The emotional policy of separating children from their parents is also starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure. Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy “cruel” and “immoral” while GOP Sen. Susan Collins expressed concern about it and a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and two are injured following a shooting outside of a midtown bar. Police say shots were fired outside of the Olive Bar in the 3000 block of Olive late Sunday night. One man was killed. Two other men who were hit in the gunfire are said to be…
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 300. A 9-year-old girl was killed by a falling concrete wall at her school, and the two other fatalities were men in their 80s.…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Flash-floods are common in the region, and traditional vessels are not designed for shallow water. St. Charles City Fire Department Captain Aaron Burlingame on the Zodiac inflatable raft, “So each one of our departments has a Zodiac out here today. This is the same county team that has been sent to Joplin,…
BIG WELLS, Texas (AP) — At least five people were killed and several others hurt Sunday as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents in South Texas. The SUV carrying 14 people went out of control at more than 100 mph and overturned on Texas Highway 85,…
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A toddler has died after being pulled from a private swimming pool in St. Charles County. Authorities say that the 15-month-old girl was found unresponsive in the pool around 7:34 p.m. Friday by her grandparents at a home near near Wentzville. Police say she later died at a hospital. Investigators say…
By MIKE CATALINI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An all-night arts and music festival turned deadly Sunday morning when gunfire erupted in a crowd, sending people stampeding and leaving one suspect dead and 20 people injured, authorities said. Sixteen people were treated for gunshot wounds, said Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri on Sunday morning. Four of…
St, Louis, MO (KTRS) The region is experiencing dangerous heat. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning through 8 p.m. Monday. Temperatures in the mid to the upper 90’s are in the forecast with heat index values of up to 110 degree. Health experts warn of heat related illness as a result of…
By MELISSA DANIELS , Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. John McCain’s legacy was thrust into focus nearly one year ago when he announced his brain cancer diagnosis. The six-term Senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran is now fighting the illness from his beloved Arizona, and filling the role of one of the few Congressional…