By PAUL J. WEBER and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The Texas church where more than two dozen people were killed by a gunman during Sunday services will be demolished, the pastor said. Pastor Frank Pomeroy told leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention earlier this week that it would be too painful…
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Damon walked onto the set of “The Martian” one morning to find Ridley Scott speaking into multiple walkie-talkies and directing an army of camera operators. “He was shooting four cameras at a time. I was skeptical about it, and each frame is, like, a Ridley…
Normandy, MO (KTRS) The north county community of Normandy is placing new restrictions for pet owners. The Normandy City Council approved a measure which limits how many pets residents can have in their homes. Under the measure, Normandy residents can have up to three dogs or a combination of up to four dogs and cats. Residents…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a child discovered a body while walking to school in north St. Louis. Investigators say the 10-year-old boy discovered the body of the male victim Wednesday morning in the 4700 block of North 20th Street. The victim had been shot to death. His name hasn’t been released.…
By JIM VERTUNO and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Authorities have reviewed video from inside the small-town Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen people, including footage that shows the assailant shooting victims in the head during Sunday services, a U.S. official said Wednesday. The official’s account of the…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for a St. Charles County woman accused of fatally shooting a man to shift attention away from herself in another murder case are seeking a delay her first-degree murder trial. Pamela Hupp is scheduled for trial in April. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that her lawyers say prosecutors have…
By JOSEPH PISANI, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Panera Bread said founder Ron Shaich is stepping down as CEO and the company will buy Au Bon Pain — bringing together two chains Shaich helped build. The companies did not disclose on Wednesday how much Panera was paying for Au Bon Pain. Shaich will be…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Panera Bread is expanding with the purchase of Au Bon Pain, the Boston-based bakery-cafe chain that had been part of Panera before its sale in 1999. Au Bon Pain has 304 stores nationwide and will enable Panera to grow to hospitals, universities and urban sites. It was part of Panera before 1999, when…
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, JIM VERTUNO and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The gunman who killed more than two dozen at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental health facility in New Mexico in 2012, police reports indicated. The reports also noted that Devin Patrick Kelley was once caught trying to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead, four are injured, including two children, following multiple shootings in north St. Louis. Police say a 14-year-old girl was shot in the arm around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the 1400 block of O’Fallon Street. She is listed in stable condition. At just after 8 p.m. Tuesday,…