St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A child is dead after an accidental shooting in south St. Louis. Police say 7-year-old Jermon Perry was shot in the family’s home in the 3100 block of California on Saturday afternoon. Family spokeswoman Erica Jones says relatives believe Jermon’s 5-year-old brother found the gun in a dresser drawer in his parent’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is advancing a bill to protect private businesses from lawsuits if they give preference to veterans in hiring or promotion. The measure would shield businesses that favor veterans, spouses of veterans and spouses of veterans who have died. The bill is one of Republican Gov. Eric Greitens’…
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and his wife Kate and other senior royals have celebrated an Easter church service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. William and Kate arrived at the church a few minutes late Sunday. She is expecting the couple’s third child later this month. Prince Harry and his fiancee,…
By BLAKE NELSON, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate is considering whether to permanently unplug the state’s touchscreen machines amid concerns that electronic voting machines might be susceptible to hackers. The proposal, which already passed the House in a 108-31 vote, would require voters to use paper ballots exclusively. Machines could still…
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press DUNDEE, Miss. (AP) — Wearing aqua-colored T-shirts and hydration backpacks, a group of teenagers on Saturday launched a 50-mile walk from northern Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, a tribute to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Escorted by police cars, support vans and…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities said Thursday that they have decided to block most of Gaza’s small Christian community from entering Israel for Easter celebrations, citing security concerns. Israel maintains a blockade over the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and restricts entry from the territory. But it often eases the restrictions during religious holidays to allow Gaza’s…
Uplands Park, MO (KTRS) A suspect is recovering after being shot by police in Uplands Park. Investigators say officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were conducting a traffic stop early Saturday morning when the suspect The Metro Air Unit later located the suspect’s vehicle in the 3400 block of Pine Grove in Uplands…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police have handcuffed shut a downtown Sacramento hotel door to stop protesters from entering as they march against the recent killing of a black man. Capital Public Radio reports protesters had a brief confrontation with police outside the hotel. The scuffle came during the fourth hour of a protest that began at…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County Police are asking any women who have been assaulted by a rape suspect they have now in custody to contact them. The suspect is Shawn Hughes, 36, of the 2400 block of Silkwood Drive in St. Louis. He’s being held in last week’s sexual assault in Overland of a woman…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has approved a measure to make it easier for state agencies to share information about potential child abuse. The measure, passed Thursday in a 31-0 vote, was partially in response to the death of Adrian Jones, a Kansas boy killed by his father and stepmother in 2015…