MOLINE, Ill. (AP)Â A reward to help solve the case of a girl who disappeared more than 20 years ago in the Mississippi River community of Moline has been extended. The (Moline) Dispatch reports the $10,000 reward offered by the family of Trudy Appleby and Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities has been extended until…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency. It’s an agenda whose core items — tax cuts, a potential government shutdown, lots of leftover spending bills — could unravel just as easily…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â A triple shooting in south St. Louis is being investigated. Police say the three victims were gunned down at just after 4 p.m. Friday in the 3600 block of Iowa.A male victim was shot in hand. Another male shot in torso multiple times and a female victim was shot in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A protest forced a St. Louis area shopping mall to close for an hour on one of the year’s busiest shopping days, and renewed concerns by protest leaders about how police handle demonstrations. Protesters marched Friday at the St. Louis Galleria Mall in Richmond Heights. Police say seven people were arrested…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JOSEPH PISANI, AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers worked hard to attract shoppers to stores on Black Friday, offering in-person deals meant to counter the ease of shopping by phone on Amazon. A better economy and colder weather helped, to be sure. But stores have also tried to improve the…
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A search ended Friday for three sailors missing in the Philippine Sea since a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed two days earlier, the navy said. The C-2A “Greyhound” transport aircraft was traveling to the USS Ronald Reagan when it crashed. Eight people were rescued quickly and are in good…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers were out before dawn in the U.S. for fun and for deals, as retailers that have had a tough year were hoping to bring customers to their stores and websites for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Black Friday has…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â A man is dead and a 14-year-old boy is wounded after being shot by police in north St. Louis. Interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole says early Thursday afternoon,officers were on routine patrol when the driver of a car lost control and struck a curb in front of the officers on College Avenue…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â The St. Louis murder count is now at 188, the same as the total for last year. Police say a man was shot to death at just after in the 26-hundred block of Burd in north St. Louis. Less than a mile away on Hebert Street, another man was shot to death…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is conducting its annual stepped up enforcement for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Troopers will be on the look out for impaired drivers, motorists exceeding the speed limit, and seat belt violations. This is an effort to keep roadways safe and reduce accidents. “Distracted drivers are dangerous…