Champaign, IL (AP) A man was charged Friday with kidnapping a visiting University of Illinois scholar from China who authorities believe to be dead after she disappeared three weeks ago. A federal criminal complaint alleges the suspect’s phone was used to visit an online forum in April called “Abduction 101.” Yingying Zhang, the 26-year-old daughter…
Amber Nash is an American actress. She currently stars in the cartoon Archer as Pam Poovey, whom she describes as “a sturdy bisexual”. She also starred in the cartoon Frisky Dingo.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A driver for a ridesharing company is hospitalized after being shot in south St. Louis overnight. Police say the victim was discovered inside of a car in the 3700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The victim is listed in critical condition. There’s no word on a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is asking that bond be revoked for a county sheriff who was temporarily removed from office after an inmate died from injuries suffered in an altercation at the jail. Hawley said that he wants former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson either jailed or barred from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down portions of a law that imposed special requirements on Ferguson and other cities and police in St. Louis County following unrest after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The court ruled Tuesday that the 2015 law was unconstitutional because the state…
FERGUSON, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down portions of a law that imposed special requirements on Ferguson and other cities and police in St. Louis County in the aftermath of the unrest that followed the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The state’s highest court today ruled that the 2015 law was…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The ACLU is blasting a decision by Hazelwood School District officials to suspend several students who walked out of school to support their union teachers. Dozens of students at Hazelwood West High School students left class for more than an hour Monday to protest the district’s refusal to renegotiate a contract with union teachers.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County has launched a new informational website on the Jamestown Mall project. The website is aimed at keeping residents up-to-date on the latest developments on the Jamestown Mall project. It also provides a forum for residents to voice comments and concerns as the project moves forward. “It’s important…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The Confederate monument that has stood in Forest Park in St. Louis since 1914 may be removed. City officials say Mayor Lyda Krewson wants the 32-foot-tall monument in Forest Park removed as quickly as possible, and is looking into engineering options to take it down. It will likely be placed in storage since…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday warned that a new law that allows more people to request criminal record expungements and raise those application fees could violate the state Constitution, although the sponsor said he doubts that will happen. A report by the auditor cautions that the 2016 law could…