FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — A man and his adult son were killed when their small plane crashed near a Jefferson County airport, even as the pilot’s fiancee tried to guide in the plane with a flashlight. The wreckage was discovered Friday morning in woods near the airport runway in Festus. The victims’ names haven’t been…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are looking for a woman they say tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl while she waited for a school bus in south county this morning. Police say the girl the girl was at the intersection of West Ripa and Lark Avenue about 7:30 Friday morning when a vehicle pulled…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A new report says emissions near a troubled St. Louis County landfill posed health concerns for workers and nearby residents, but remediation efforts have largely diminished the risks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Friday released a report based on air quality data collected near Bridgeton Landfill . The landfill has…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has ruled that voters should get to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the way the state’s legislative districts are drawn and impose new ethical restrictions on lawmakers. The ruling Friday by a Western District appeals panel overturns a lower court decision that…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Washington University will offer free Uber rides for students from its main campus in St. Louis after recent reports of gun crimes in the area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports recent incidents include a man being shot during an apparent carjacking near campus and armed suspects approaching a student and demanding his…
PEORIA, IL (AP) — A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says crops are maturing more quickly in Illinois this year compared to 2017. The agency’s most recent Illinois Crop Progress and Condition report estimates that 75 percent of the corn crop was mature by Sept. 16, compared to 37 percent last year. The report estimates…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Two suburban St. Louis men face federal charges for possessing and intending to distribute enough fentanyl for 1.5 million doses of the dangerous synthetic opioid. The U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis announced charges Thursday against 27-year-old Ruben Lopez and 31-year-old Jonathen Aguilar, both of St. Charles, Missouri. Federal prosecutors…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The St. Louis-based coal company Peabody Energy has agreed to purchase Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from Drummond Co. Inc. for $400 million. Peabody said Friday that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. The Shoal Creek mine is on the Black Warrior River in…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a 2012 law that sought to clarify property tax exemptions for charitable hospitals. The court voted 7-0 in an opinion issued Thursday. It ruled on a law that allows issuing tax exemptions to hospitals when the value of the “charity care” or “free or discounted services”…
Festus, MO (KTRS) A deadly plane crash in Festus is being investigated. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak has confirmed two people on board the Cessna that crashed near Festus Memorial Airport were killed. Police say the pilot reported electrical issues around midnight. Emergency personnel began a search for the plane around 2 a.m. Friday. The wreckage…