DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — Four firefighters are recovering from non-life threatening injuries suffered while battling a five-alarm brush fire in Jefferson County. The fire was reported Thursday afternoon near DeSoto. About 15 acres burned, along with five sheds and a barn. One residence sustained an undisclosed amount of damage. Authorities say one firefighter was…
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Months before authorities say Nikolas Cruz walked into his former high school and slaughtered 17 people, the troubled teen began showing what may have been warning signs he was bent on violence. “Im going to be a professional school shooter,” a YouTube user with the screen name…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS)  Police have released surveillance video in hopes of solving a two-year-old murder case in north St. Louis. Thirty-three-year-old was fatally shot in 3700 block of St. Louis Avenue on February 14, 2016. Police say prior to the shooting, Barnes was at the Midtown Sports Bar and Grill. Sometime before midnight, Barnes left…
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students and neighbors describe the suspect in the deadly rampage at a Florida high school as a troubled teenager who threatened and harassed peers, talked about killing animals, posed with guns in disturbing photos on social media, and bragged about target practice in his backyard with a…
By TERRY SPENCER and KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, who…
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office tweeted a correction with that spelling on the identity of the suspect. The office of Sheriff Scott Israel, as well as a federal official briefed…
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel says the shooting suspect is an 18-year-old former student at the South Florida school where the shooting erupted. He says the teen was arrested without incident after he was located off the school grounds in a nearby community. He didn’t give details of when the suspect…
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Parents described a chaotic and frightening situation as they rushed to find their children in the frantic minutes after reports of a shooting at a South Florida high school began to spread. Caesar Figueroa says he was one of the first parents to arrive at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A school official says there are numerous fatalities from the high school shooting in South Florida. Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie says “There are numerous fatalities. It is a horrific situation.” He added, “It is a horrible day for us.” The Broward County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Wednesday afternoon that “so far…
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The White House has canceled its daily press briefing after a Florida high school shooting that sent students rushing into the streets. President Donald Trump has spoken with Florida Gov. Rick Scott about the shooting. He says in a tweet that the White House is “working closely with law enforcement on the…