WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a Utah man jailed in a Venezuelan jail for two years calls his release a miracle. A statement that relatives provided Saturday confirms that Joshua Holt and his wife will be freed from detention in the capital of Caracas. The couple was arrested on weapons charges that U.S. officials…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Highway Patrol is out in full force for the Memorial Holiday Weekend. Troopers will be on the lookout for motorists exceeding the speed limit, seat belt violations, and impaired drivers. The annual Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort) is aimed at keeping roadways and waterway safe. “Troopers will be…
By RICK CALLAHAN , Associated Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana middle school student armed with two handguns opened fire inside his science classroom Friday, authorities said, wounding a classmate and a teacher whose swift intervention was credited with saving lives. The shooter, who had asked to be dismissed from the class before returning…
St. Louis, Missouri (KTRS) As a kickoff to Memorial Day Weekend, U.S.Senator Claire McCaskill addressed a group of reporters to reveal the results of her Veterans’ Customer Satisfaction Program. McCaskill stated, “Since the last survey period, satisfaction with wait time has increased by almost 3 percent, satisfaction with personal doctors and nurses has ticked up almost…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down around 1:30 a.m. Friday in the 1200 of Bristol. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. This brings the St. Louis murder count to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after two children were injured in separate shootings. Police say the first incident happened in Moline Acres at just before 7 p.m. Thursday when shots were fired from a passing vehicle in the 9800 block of Lawnview Drive. An eight -year-old girl was sitting on a front porch and…
By COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police Friday morning to face the first criminal charges to be filed against him after months of sexual abuse allegations from scores of women that destroyed his career and set off a national reckoning known as the #MeToo movement.…
By JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson’s name more than 100 years after what many see as his racially charged conviction. “I am taking this very righteous step, I believe, to correct a wrong that…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens have been shared with federal authorities by a private attorney and a key lawmaker, according to testimony Thursday during a legislative hearing. The hearing by a special House committee considering…
By CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump on Thursday called off next month’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, calling the cancellation a “tremendous setback” for peace and stressing that the US military was ready to respond to any…