By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — For the first time in eight years, Bowe Bergdahl doesn’t face confinement, or the threat of it, after a judge spared the soldier from a prison sentence for endangering his comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan. The sentence, which also includes a dishonorable discharge,…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press The man who killed 58 people at a country music festival in Las Vegas last month had been depressed after losing a significant amount of money in the past two years and that may have been a “determining factor” in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the city’s sheriff…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after three people were shot after a funeral in north county. Police say the victims were leaving a funeral ceremony at the Ambassador in the 9800 block of New Halls Ferry Road on Friday afternoon when shots were fired from a car. The suspects in the car…
Festus, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area in Festus. Police say a man was walking through the wooded area on Collins Road and Route A when he made the discovery around 2 p.m. Friday. The case is being investigated as a homicide. The victim’s name hasn’t been…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Long-time St. Louis broadcaster Bill Wilkerson has died after a brief illness. He was 72. Wilkerson enjoyed a 40-year career in St. Louis, first at KMOX and then KTRS Radio, earning a special place in the hearts of sports fans providing both play by play and color commentary for the St. Louis Cardinals…
By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is “disappointed” with the Justice Department and won’t rule out firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions if Sessions won’t investigate Democrats. “Honestly, they should be looking at the Democrats,” Trump told reporters before departing the White House on his 12-day trip to Asia. His…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The infamous Pamela Hupp story takes another twist. When Pamela Hupp’s 77-year old mother was found dead from a fall from a balcony at her senior living home in Fenton, her death was ruled ‘accidental”. Now that ruling has been changed from “accidental” to “undetermined”. The St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new St. Louis attraction is one step closer to becoming a reality. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday morning for the massive aquarium at Union Station in downtown St. Louis. This part of the $160 million project to transform the historic landmark into an entertainment destination. PGAV Destinations has…
By KEN THOMAS and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign official linked to the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn his nomination as the Agriculture Department’s chief scientist. Sam Clovis, a former Trump campaign national co-chairman and chief policy adviser, wrote in a letter Thursday to President Donald…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Public Safety is investigating the St. Louis Veterans Home following allegations of poor care. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens directed the department to launch an independent investigation this week. The review is in response to complaints from workers, patients and their families of medication issues, low staff…