KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Coast Guard says work to clean up 100 gallons of diesel fuel in the Missouri River is complete. A towing vessel released the diesel fuel Monday after a fuel tank ruptured. A boom was placed around the vessel to contain the leaked fuel. The Coast Guard said in a…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The clock is ticking away to register to vote in Missouri for the November election. The deadline to register to vote is Wednesday by 5 p.m. Voter registration is available at schools, county board of election officers, libraries, and DMVs. You can also register to voter online at www.sos.mo.gov.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead following a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victims were gunned down around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The names of the victims hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive.
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Hundreds gathered last night for a fallen St. Louis County Police officer. Friends, family and members of the community held a candlelight vigil at the Alton Public School Stadium last night for Officer Blake Snyder. Snyder was shot point blank last Thursday, Oct. 6, while responding to a disturbance call near Affton. The 33-year-old had served four years…
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has largely avoided any discussion of the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. That changed Monday, when Rauner directed harsh criticism at Trump for the vulgar remarks captured in a 2005 video, although he didn’t mention Trump’s name. Speaking after participating in Chicago’s Columbus Day parade, Rauner said…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Eric Greitens is getting financing for his Missouri gubernatorial campaign from many of the same people who have supported a charity he founded for military veterans. But Greitens denies that he has used a donor list for The Mission Continues to solicit money for his governor’s race against Democratic…
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois county has enlisted a specially trained dog to help officers track child pornography. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow is using money seized from criminal activities to pay for a black Labrador named Cache to be trained to detect hidden electronic devise. Glasgow says it’s a first in…
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – Jury selection is underway in a lawsuit by a former Penn State assistant football coach who says he witnessed onetime fellow coach Jerry Sandusky abuse a boy in the team shower more than 15 years ago. Mike McQueary claims in a defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State that he was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A triple shooting during a candlelight vigil in south St. Louis is being investigated. Police say gunfire broke out Sunday night while dozens gathered along the 4200 block of Shaw Boulevard to mark the two-year anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Vonderitt Myers, Jr. Three men were hit in the…