By JENNIFER KAY and FREIDA FRISARO, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline. The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A group of clergy members have a warning for the judge deciding the ruling in the first-degree murder trial of a former St. Louis police officer. The group gathered in downtown St. Louis on Friday, where a letter composed by clergy members was read, calling for the conviction of former St.…
St. Petersburg, FLA (AP) The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of the massive hurricane made landfall on Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys at 9:10 a.m. Its top sustained winds are 130 mph (215 kph). Forecasters say a gust of 106 mph (171 kph) was reported on Big Pine Key.…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) The body of a missing Brentwood teen has been found in St. Charles County. Police say a body was discovered Saturday morning in Peruque Creek in O’Fallon. Police said they would not release details until the medical examiner made a positive identification, but the family of 15-year-old Samuel L. Heisel put out a…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging residents to take precautions after credit-monitoring company Equifax said a breach exposed information about 143 million Americans. Madigan said Friday that she has started an investigation in the breach and called on Equifax to provide free credit freezes to all Illinois residents. She says potential…
The National Hurricane Center says it’s looking more likely that the eye of powerful Hurricane Irma will strike the Keys, southwestern Florida and the Tampa Bay region starting Sunday. But that doesn’t mean Miami area is in the clear. It’s not. The western part of the state will most likely get the worst of Irma.…
MIAMI (AP) — Irma aimed its sights on millions of homes and businesses in Florida and officials warned that time was running out to evacuate ahead of the deadly hurricane, which was headed Friday on a long-feared path right through the heart of the peninsula. By early Friday evening, Irma had maximum sustained winds of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says his administration is overhauling the state’s jobs training program and creating a customer service platform targeted at economic development. Greitens in a Friday announcement said the initiatives are aimed at strengthening the economy and growing jobs. The Department of Economic Development is launching what’s called…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The administration at MICDS, the prestigious college prep school that yesterday expelled five students who exchanged a series of racist, profane and sexual Snapchat messages, is investigating a message board threat against the school. Ladue Police are assisting with the school’s investigation of the post that included quotes from the film, Fight Club,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) More aid from the St. Louis region is heading south as Florida prepares for Hurricane Irma. Ameren has joined energy companies from across the Midwest this week on mutual assistance calls to Florida. This comes at the request of Duke Energy as they prepare for damage and power outages and the state of…