( 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.…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – United National Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver his last public lecture while in office at Southern Illinois University next week. SIU officials say the secretary general will speak Wednesday at the Carbondale campus. His talk will include the topic “What I Have Learned and Would Like to Pass On.” SIU…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois lawmaker wants to make seat belts on school buses a requirement in the wake of a fatal crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that sparked concern about bus safety. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Democratic state Rep. Lou Lang will propose legislation requiring three-point seat belts on new, large…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A man who police said was inspired by false internet rumors to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington pizzeria has pleaded not guilty to charges including assault with a dangerous weapon. A public defender for 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch waived her right to argue for his release at a hearing Friday,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Mexican-American elector says he’s sticking with his pledge to vote for Missouri’s winning candidate, Donald Trump. Hector Maldonado told The Associated Press he won’t change his mind Monday in what’s shaping up to be an unusually controversial Electoral College vote. The child of a migrant worker, Maldonado moved to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis-area executive is accused in a brutal kidnapping. A federal grand jury has indicted Todd Beckman for allegedly kidnapping a man before Thanksgiving and collecting a $27,000 ransom from the victim’s parents. Beckman is the president and CEO of Massage Luxe and Tanco. Kerry Roades, Zachary Smith and brothers…