GENEVA (AP) – Syrian state TV says Islamic State militants have kidnapped 300 cement workers and contractors in an area northeast of the capital, Damascus. The TV says the workers from the al-Badia Cement Company were abducted on Thursday from Dumeir, an area where militants launched a surprise attack against government forces earlier this week.…
Franklin County, MO (KTRS) A MODOT worker is dead after being struck by a motorist in Franklin County. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” is reporting that this happened on Highway 100 at Buchheit Road at around 9:20 a.m. Thursday. Details of the incident haven’t been released. More information will be released as information becomes available.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – There’s a dilemma facing GOP senators this year. Many say they’ll support whoever becomes the Republican presidential nominee. But none of them are rushing to embrace Donald Trump. When Trump came to St. Louis last month for a raucous rally with thousands, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt was more than 130…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is recovering after being struck by a train just south of downtown St. Louis. Authorities say the man was hit by a Union Pacific train at South Second Street and Chouteau around 11 p.m. Wednesday. After he was struck, he became trapped under the train on the elevated tracks.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has endorsed updating the state’s laws on when police can use deadly force. Senators gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would bring Missouri’s use-of-force statute into compliance with parameters outlined in a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court decision. The court has ruled police can only use deadly force…
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Juan Nicasio pitched six dominant innings in his Pittsburgh debut and Francisco Cevelli hit a two-run double as the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Wednesday night to sweep an opening three-game series between the teams with the best regular-season records in the major leagues last year. Nicasio gave up one…
( KTRS ) Berkeley Police are investigating a suspicious, fatal, residential fire. Around 1:40 pm Wednesday afternoon Berkeley police and fire crews were called to a house fire in the 6100 block of Eaton. During investigation the bodies of two female victims were discovered. The victims have been identified as 61 yr old Gerry Denise…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – More than a dozen companies want shields for businesses removed from a Missouri proposal creating religious protections for those objecting to gay marriage. Company executives this week sent a letter to a House committee chairman asking to nix that provision. The proposal would prohibit government penalties against those who cite…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A man who escaped from the Madison County Jail in Fredericktown has been caught in St. Louis. Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke said that 38-year-old Jason Mills was arrested at a home Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service. Authorities said that Mills escaped from the county jail, which is about 90…
( KTRS ) The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax to pay for road and bridge projects. Senators voted 21-10, to increase the tax by nearly 6 cents per gallon. The plan now heads to the House, and it would also require voter approval. Bill sponsor Sen. Doug Libla…