Arnold, MO (KTRS) The Arnold police officer who was shot last month by a burglary suspect is showing improvement. The Arnold Police Department posted the following update about Officer Ryan O’Connor on its Facebook page: Friends! We are absolutely thrilled and elated to post this update on Ryan directly from the O’Connor family! “Ryan has…
By PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. Forecasters predict that record-breaking cold air and strong winds will set people’s teeth chattering like castanets from the mid-Atlantic to New…
By SADIE GURMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration threw the burgeoning movement to legalize marijuana into uncertainty Thursday as it lifted an Obama-era policy that kept federal authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will now leave it up to federal…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois American Water says it expects a boil water order for the Metro-East area near St. Louis to be lifted Friday in the early afternoon. Illinois American issued the boil order Wednesday after water main breaks in the area, which includes Belleville, East St. Louis, Alorton and Washington Park among other…
By SUSAN HAIGH and DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, threatening to dump as much as 18 inches of snow from the Carolinas to Maine and unleashing hurricane-force winds and flooding that closed schools and offices and halted transportation systems. Forecasters expected the…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis police are asking the public for help in their search for a man they say walked into a White Castle in the 4500 block of South Kingshighway Dec. 22, 2017, and made off with an unknown amount of cash. Police say the man walked into the fast food restaurant, placed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to protect the public during this dangerous cold. Shelters have opened throughout the region to help those most in need. St. Louis County is among the communities taking part in these efforts. “The bitter cold can be deadly and we need to make sure everyone has access to a…
St. Clair County, IL (KTRS) Dozens of metro-east communities are under a boil order. Illinois American Water Company issued the order after widespread water main breaks due to the frigid temperatures. The impacted areas are in St. Clair County, impacting about 150,000 customers. In addition, Illinois American Water’s water quality team will be switching treatment…
By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard, with the worst conditions expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm expected on…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed an interim U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Sessions announced Timothy Garrison’s appointment in a news release Wednesday. His appointment is effective Friday. Garrison has been an assistant U.S. attorney in the district’s Springfield office since 2007. Before becoming a federal prosecutor,…