St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The remains of a fallen World War II soldier from St. Louis will return home today. Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello went missing in action 73 years ago. Remains disinterred from an American cemetery in Belgium were identified through DNA as Aiello’s. His remains are scheduled to arrive at St. Louis Lambert…
Champaign, IL (AP) Attorneys for a man accused of abducting and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China are asking for more time to prepare his defense. Former graduate student Brendt Christensen is charged in the June kidnapping and death of Yingying Zhang. His trial is scheduled for February Christensen’s public defenders have asked…
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former Weinstein Co. production assistant has come forward alleging that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her after her repeated refusals. In a press conference Tuesday in New York held by attorney Gloria Allred, Mimi Haleyi claimed Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006. Haleyi…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is still being sought in connection with a double murder in south St. Louis. Police say 27-year-old Megan Nieder and 40-year-old Joseph Finger were fatally shot about 1 a.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Bellerive. An unknown suspect was seen leaving the area on foot. A motorcycle which had been…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones is expressing opposition to a proposed half-cent sales tax increase that would be used to give police officers a raise, calling the proposal “tone-deaf.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jones on Tuesday joined activists and advocacy organization in denouncing Proposition P, which will be decided…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Capitol has been evacuated following a small furnace fire shortly before lawmakers were expected to gather for a veto session. Springfield Fire Chief Robert “Barry” Helmerichs says the first floor fire was put out Tuesday with an extinguisher and the building was evacuated as a precaution. He says people…
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings in St. Louis slums to become a star in stage musicals and win Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the TV sitcoms “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89. Guillaume died at home Tuesday…
LOS ANGELES (AP) Robert Guillaume, who won Emmy Awards for his roles on “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89. Guillaume’s widow Donna Brown Guillaume says the actor and singer died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. She tells The Associated Press he had been battling prostate cancer. In addition to his television work, Robert Guillaume…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count continues to climb. This comes after a man and woman were fatally shot while on a motorcycle at Minnesota and Bellerive around 1 a.m. Tuesday. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The names of the victims hasn’t been released. These latest killings bring…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory has been canceled for a missing west county man. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the body of 69-year-old Timothy Conrad has been found. Conrad left his Wildwood residence at around 8 p.m. Monday. He was seen a couple of hours later walking with a cane from a CVS…