St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner today charged suspect Thomas Kinworthy in the shootings of St. Louis Police Officer Tamarris Bohannon and Officer Arlando Bailey while they were responding to a shots fired call in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Officer Bohannon died from his injuries on Sunday. Officer Bailey was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are investigating a shooting in north city. It began just after 12 P.M. Monday near the intersection of Gano and Penrose, in the Fairground neighborhood. That’s where officers responded to a shooting call and found a 20-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest inside a…
Portland, OR (AP) — A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff’s deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply criticized by law enforcement. They said it wouldn’t end the “cycle of violence” in the city that’s approaching 100 consecutive nights of…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance in Pittsburgh, where he’s expected to say Trump is contributing to the violence in the streets nationwide. Biden will accuse Trump of forfeiting “any moral leadership in this country.” Biden says Trump can’t stop the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The white St. Louis couple charged for waving guns during a racial injustice protest outside their home in June made their first court appearance on felony charges. Mark and Patricia McCloskey were in court briefly Monday morning and did not enter a plea. The judge continued their case until Oct. 6.…
Beijing, China (AP) — The government in China’s Xinjiang region is imposing draconian measures to combat the coronavirus, including physically locking people in homes and arresting those who do not comply with strict quarantines of more than 40 days. Some residents are forced to swallow traditional Chinese medicine, according to government notices, social media posts…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS / AP) Authorities say a St. Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting on the city’s south side has died. Twenty-nine-year-old Tamarris Bohannon had been with the department for nearly four years. A second officer who was shot in the leg Sunday was treated…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Alderman Larry Arnowitz pleads guilty and is sentenced for using campaign funds illegally. The 66-year old was first elected to serve the 12th ward in 2011. He was sentenced to 18 months after entering the plea to one count of mail fraud related to his illegal use of campaign…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights advocates have begun gathering to highlight the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Thousands gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have…
Kenosha, WI (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the wounding of a third. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley filed five felony charges against Kyle Rittenhouse Thursday afternoon. He could face a mandatory life sentence if convicted of first-degree intentional homicide,…