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…
Lincoln County, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after a person was found inside of a burning car in Lincoln County. Police say the victim was discovered in a vehicle fire near 100 Frenchman’s Bluff Lane in Troy at around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The victim hasn’t been identified. Anyone with any information is…
By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party’s most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the GOP control of the House in November. To many conservatives, the compromise immigration…
TROY, Mo. (AP) — Remains found along Highway 61 in Lincoln County have been identified as those of a missing man who was suffering from dementia. Authorities say identification found in a wallet helped police identify the man as 55-year-old Archie Lee Weaver of Troy. His decomposed body was discovered Thursday near Troy in Lincoln…
By COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940…