By RACHEL LA CORTE and GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle at an estimated 80 mph Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said. Seventy-seven…
ST. LOUIS (AP) A longtime Missouri death row inmate whose conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of two sisters was overturned has pleaded guilty to murdering them and been re-sentenced to life behind bars. Reginald Clemons, who spent 22 years on death row, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of second-degree murder and other crimes.…
FARMINGTON, MO (KTRS) For years, police departments nationwide have become involved with their communities through programs such as Shop With A Cop. Local police go shopping with disadvantaged youngsters to make their holidays a little brighter. Police in St. Francois County held their 25th year of Shop With A Cop Friday, Dec. 15.. One Farmington officer,…
Arnold, MO (KTRS) A dine-out event is planned this week to help an Arnold Police officer who was shot by a burglary suspect. More than 50 restaurants will be donating a portion of their proceeds on Wednesday to the Ryan O’Connor family. O’Connor remains hospitalized in critical condition. A list of participating restaurants is available by…
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — While power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. A…
Granite City, IL (KTRS) A Granite City couple is dead following a house fire. Firefighters were called to a burning home along the 1700 block of Minerva Street around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. After the fire was brought under control, firefighters searched the home and found the bodies of 70-year-old Randle Witter and 59-year-old Rhonda Witter. The…
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters tried Sunday to shield coastal communities from one of the biggest wildfires in California history while a funeral procession rolled past burn-scarred hillsides in honor of one of their colleagues who was killed battling the flames. Crews cleared brush and dug containment lines above…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized for the side effects of his brain cancer treatment and likely will miss a crucial vote on the GOP tax package, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Trump told reporters he had spoken to McCain’s wife, Cindy,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are now investigating the 199th homicide in St. Louis. The latest homicide happened early Saturday morning in north St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down at North Newstead and Ashland at just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive…
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A recycled SpaceX capsule is back at the International Space Station, just in time for Christmas. NASA astronauts used the space station’s big robot arm to grab the Dragon capsule out of orbit Sunday. It’s the second visit for this particular supply ship, which made…