SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — There was good news in an August letter to The Associated Press: The Illinois attorney general’s public access counselor had ruled in favor of the AP’s Freedom of Information Act request for records that the Department of Human Services had refused to disclose. The bad news: The AP requested them in…
CUBA, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri home where a racial slur was recently spray-painted on a wall has been destroyed by fire, prompting state and local investigations. The fire broke out Saturday near Cuba, Missouri, about 85 miles southwest of St. Louis. The family was out of town at the time. The Crawford County…
St. Clair County, IL (KTRS) Two men are facing charges in the death of a Washington Park police officer. St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly announced Tuesday morning that Chaunt’ Tuan Gillespie and Valention Miller, both 19, were charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Auxiliary…
A young man looses his life in a Jefferson County car accident Yesterday. The Missouri Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Kolvy B. Smith of Desloge was on Route A near Burning Tree Lane when he crossed the center lane and hit another vehicle head-on. Smith was pronounced dead on the scene the other driver received serious…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mother of a missing 4-year-old Missouri boy is asking anyone with information to come forward. Darnell Gray’s mother made a brief statement at a news conference Monday asking for the public’s help. Her name was not released. Darnell was last seen Wednesday night at a Jefferson City apartment where…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Senators Lindsey Graham and Cory Gardner were in town Monday to campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley. The Republican lawmakers spoke to a crowd of about 250 supporters at the Double Tree Chesterfield Hotel in Chesterfield. Graham of South Carolina said the stakes are high. “If we win here, it will…
A retired 67 year old St. Louis Police Sergeant has been shot and killed this morning in a South St. Louis shootout with a gunman. The victim, whose name has not been released, was rushed to a hospital where he died. Police were called to Lackland Avenue south of Tower Grove Park at around 7:30…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing south county man. Police say 26-year-old Joshua White hasn’t been seen since last Tuesday. White suffers from bipolar disorder and has been without his medication. Police say he’s known to frequent South County Mall. Whiten is described as a white…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Ranken Technical College in north St. Louis has received a $2.5 million pledge from a former Emerson executive. The school announced Friday that Edward Monser made the pledge to support construction of a center for micro-enterprises and high tech manufacturing. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports it is the largest personal donation in…
SEDALIA, MO (AP) — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Highway Administration are funneling $2.3 million into connecting the final gap along the Katy Trail State Park. The City of Sedalia recently received a $1 million grant from the federal agency’s recreational trails program to convert portions of city roads and sidewalks…