ST. LOUIS (AP) – A judge has granted a venue change for a Mexican national accused of killing a Missouri man and four others in Kansas, ordering the Missouri trial to be held in St. Louis. A judge in mid-Missouri’s Montgomery County signed off Thursday on the venue change for 40-year-old Pablo Serrano-Vitorino. Serrano-Vitorino is…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine says he’s not thinking about preparing to become president should anything happen to running mate Hillary Clinton. In an interview for “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” that aired Friday, the Virginia senator was asked how someone in his position prepares to suddenly become president. Kaine laughed…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A police union leader says the Ohio officer who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy while investigating a reported armed robbery is a well-respected policeman who did what he had to do in that circumstance. Columbus police say Officer Bryan Mason repeatedly shot Tyre King on Wednesday night after the teen ran…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Voting is underway for the 78th District State Rep. race. A special election is being held today after a judge tossed out the results from the August 2nd Democratic Primary, where incumbent Penny Hubbard beat Bruce Franks by 90 votes. Franks challenged those results, claiming election irregularities over absentee ballots. The…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A Pattonville Heights Middle School 8th grader has made the Guinness World Records. Tyler Wright has set a world record for largest male afro, measuring 10 inches in height, 9 inches in width and 5 feet, 10 inches in circumference. Wright was recently in New York City making the rounds…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) St. Charles Community College is reaching out to help displaced students from the now defunct ITT Technical Institute. The college will hold two informational sessions next week on exploring other educational opportunities at SCC. Sessions will be held at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Room 205…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois education officials are beginning to draft legislation that would prohibit school districts from dropping students from enrollment lists because they don’t meet minimum academic and attendance standards. Illinois State Board of Education officials say that current state law increases the chance that at-risk students will drop out of school. The Herald…
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) – About 40,000 people are expected to visit the Southern Illinois community of Murphysboro for this year’s Apple Festival, bringing the town a bump in sales tax revenue. The festival, which includes a pie-eating contest, carnival and parade, began Wednesday and runs through Saturday. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/2d1l9pN ) the…
