RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s outgoing Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says he will call a special session so that legislators can repeal a law limiting protections for LGBT people. McCrory issued a statement Monday not long after the state’s incoming governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, said that legislators plan to come back Tuesday for a…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Two homeless people were rescued from a four-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse in north St. Louis over the weekend. Firefighters were called to the burning structure along Second and Biddle early Sunday morning. Authorities say the homeless people were in the vacant building seeking shelter from the cold. One firefighter…
( KTRS ) A 93-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained after a fire at his home on Saturday. The mans identity hasn’t been released. Investigators believe the fire started in a kitchen in the basement of the home. The fire happened in the 800 block of Emerald Place in unincorporated St. Charles County.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Temperatures plummeted in Missouri after freezing rain blanketed roads with ice, causing scores of accidents including some fatalities. At least three deaths in Missouri were blamed on icy roads Friday after a treacherous mix of snow and freezing rain blasted much of the state. Several more accidents were reported Saturday…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The number of speeding tickets issued in Illinois has plunged since 2010, while the number of roadway fatalities has ticked up. The Springfield State Journal-Register reports the number of speeding tickets Illinois State Police issue dropped 40 percent since 2010, when about 210,000 tickets were issued. Troopers issued about 127,000 tickets…
( KTRS) Police in Millstadt, IL are investigating a serious head on crash. Initial reports say the accident happened on Route 158 near the Douglas Road Intersection around 11:40 pm Sunday night. At this time the reason for the crash and the condition of those involved in unknown at this time.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The homeless are proving to be especially susceptible to latest version of synthetic marijuana, a man-made hallucinogen that experts say is far more dangerous and unpredictable than the real thing. Nearly 300 homeless people became ill last month in St. Louis. Other outbreaks have occurred in New York City, Los Angeles…
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(KTRS) – The Men’s soccer team at Washington University in St. Louis is suspended indefinitely after being accused of making sexually explicit comments and exhibiting lewd behavior toward the women’s soccer team. The Post-Dispatch reports that the comments were made in 2015. Members of the women’s team reported the comments to university officials this week.…