TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Survivors of a rare December tornado that injured more than two dozen people in a central Illinois city say that two weeks after the storm, they are struggling but grateful for the kindness they’ve been shown in the aftermath. More than 25 people were injured in Taylorville— population 11,000, reported The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – The partial federal government shutdown is impacting the St. Louis area The Gateway Arch and the Old Courthouse are closed due to the shutdown. The partial shutdown will also have an impact on farmers, as the USDA will close local and state farm service centers across the United States.
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after a body was found in an alley in downtown St. Charles. Investigators say a man’s body was discovered on N. 2nd Street and Franklin streets around 7:30 p.m Friday. There’s no word on how the man died. The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is seeing a dramatic uptick in HIV diagnoses, a trend that is mostly concentrated in the central part of the state, according to health experts. New HIV diagnoses in Missouri increased by more than 10 percent between 2013 and 2016, which is the most recent state data available. But the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a St. Louis man accused of killing nine people since 2008 during his involvement in a drug trafficking ring. Anthony Jordan pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday. Prosecutors say Jordan killed three people in 2008,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Records released Friday by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley show employees of his office frequently used private email for official business and were given directions from the political consultants who led Hawley’s successful campaign for the U.S Senate. In a Jan. 19, 2017, email chain, comprised of private email addresses…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after a late night shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot at just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday. He was found in his car, which had crashed on I-44 near 7th Street. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge denied Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict awarded to nearly two dozen women who said the company’s talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison, in a ruling Wednesday, cited evidence of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A firefighter is recovering after being injured while battling a fire an early morning in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to a burning apartment building in the 4200 block of Botanical in the Shaw neighborhood Thursday morning. Authorities say the firefighter fell through a floor. He was taken to an area…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two murders in the city of St. Louis are being investigated. Police say a woman was stabbed to death at just before midnight Wednesday in the 1900 block of Benton in north St. Louis. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. At…