OREM, Utah (AP) – Utah police say a 16-year-old boy is in custody after five male students were stabbed at a high school. Orem police Lt. Craig Martinez told reporters on Tuesday each victim was stabbed at least once at Mountain View High school and their conditions range from critical to fair. Martinez says it…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)   A fundraiser dedicated in memory of murdered St. Louis hotel manager is being held today. More than 85 area restaurants are participating in the 2nd annual Scott Knopfel Memorial Dine-Out event. A portion of the proceeds will go to a scholarship fund for restaurant and hotel workers. “We wanted to continue…
BALDWIN, Ill. (AP) – A new plant to be built in southern Illinois is expected to employ 100 workers to turn coal ash into building materials. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports that Randolph County officials lured the Australian company, Nu-Rock Technology, with a 100 percent property tax reduction for five years. The company plans to build…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Republican leaders who met with Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss Illinois’ budget stalemate say Democrats’ absence is inexcusable and won’t help negotiations. GOP leaders state Rep. Jim Durkin and state Sen. Christine Radogno said Monday after their meeting with the Republican governor that their discussion was productive. But Durkin and Radogno…
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri father is facing child abuse charges after allegedly shoving his fingers down his infant son’s throat to make the baby stop crying. Investigators say 19-year-old Robert Burnette of Wentzville also threw his 6-week-old son onto a bed, violently shook him and picked him up by the back of his…
( KTRS ) Authorities have issued an Endangered person advisory for a missing 56 yr old woman. Missing is Kerry Lee Brueggeman, she was last seen around 12:30pm Monday afternoon in her room at the Tesson Heights Senior Living Center. Police say Kerry has been diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder, needs a walker or wheelchair to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Hundreds of people who were illegally jailed in a St. Louis suburb are eligible to share in a lawsuit settlement, but with the deadline approaching, most of them have not come forward. Officials with the non-profit law firm ArchCity Defenders and other advocates for minorities and the poor said at a…
NEW YORK (AP) – PBS says Gwen Ifill, the veteran journalist and co-anchor of the network’s “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff, died today of cancer. She was 61. A former newspaper reporter, Ifill switched to television and worked for NBC News and PBS. She moderated two vice presidential debates. She took a leave from her nightly…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri officials say that average attendance at home football games this season will be the lowest since 2002, barring an unexpected rebound for the last two games. Associate athletic director Chad Moller says the attendance has suffered because of a lack of winning. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that…
Max reviews Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve, and starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg.