WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from a south-central Missouri jail. The Springfield News-Leader reports the two men escaped from the Pulaski County jail early Sunday. Sheriff Ron Long said in a release that the inmates requested a medical check, then stole the jailer’s keys and fled. The jailer was…
( KTRS ) Police in Edwardsville, Illinois are looking for a man who, they believe, kidnapped his 13-year-old stepdaughter and her new born son. 39-year-old Christopher Derleth, could possibly be heading towards West Virginia on eastbound Interstate 64. Police also think that his stepdaughter, 13-year-old Katherine Elizabeth, has her son with her as well. He…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A funeral was held over the weekend for a murdered Ferguson actitivist. Mourners gathered to remember Darren Seals, Jr. at Greater St. Mark Family Church in north county on Saturday. Seals was found shot to death in a burned out car near Riverview High School on September 6th. So far no…
New York, NY (AP) An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities removed a suspicious device that was discovered just blocks away. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the blast an “intentional act,” but said there was no terrorist connection. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press…
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(KTRS) – For the first time in more than four decades, organizers have canceled the Great Forest Park Balloon Race. Officials say that fields in Forest Park were too wet to hold the event. But planners say they loook forward to next year’s race. Yesterday organizers canceled the annual Balloon Glow.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ wealthy governor has donated $100,000 to Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens. A state campaign finance report filed Friday shows Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana made the contribution on Thursday. Greitens faces Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster in the race to replace Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Voters in St. Louis have picked Bruce Franks over incumbent Penny Hubbard in what’s being called a “do-over” election for the Democratic nomination for a Missouri House seat. Unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office from Friday’s special election show Franks got 2,234 votes, while Hubbard received 701. The re-do…
(KTRS) – There will be no Balloon Glow in Forest Park Friday. Officials with Balloon Race announced that fields are too wet and there is concern that more rain and storms could be on tap tonight. But tomorrow’s Balloon Race is still on. Events start tomorrow at noon with the race scheduled for 4:30. Fireworks…