By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press LA GRANGE, Ill. (AP) — A Lipinski has represented what’s now Illinois’ 3rd congressional district since U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski’s father was first elected more than three decades ago. Now the younger Lipinski, a seven-term incumbent known as one of Congress’ most conservative Democrats, is facing a tougher-than-usual primary challenge from…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) — A man is dead after a weather-related crash in St. Charles County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 22-year-old Roy D. Alonso Villa of Winfield was killed Saturday morning on Highway 79 south of Route Y near O’Fallon. The patrol says Villa was traveling southbound on the snow-covered road…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â The St. Louis area is experiencing a wintry mix on this Saturday morning. Snow mixed with sleet began falling in the region this morning. The National Weather Service is calling for this wintry mix to change to all rain by late morning. Less than an inch of snow is expected. Motorist…
Maryland Heights, MOÂ (KTRS)Â A man and his girlfriend are facing charges in connection with the brutal stabbing of a family in Maryland Heights. The crime happened Thursday night at a home in the 12000 block of Marine. Police identified those killed as 33-year-old Malcom B. Mathis Il and his 22-month-old son, Malcom Mathis III.…
Jefferson County, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â (Updated at 4:00 p.m. Friday)Â Â A man suspected of shooting at a suburban St. Louis sheriff’s deputy is in custody and facing charges after being held at gunpoint by a homeowner who found him hiding in a shed. Jefferson County prosecutors on Friday filed multiple charges against 27-year-old Jacob Wray. He is…
Maryland Heights, MOÂ (KTRS)Â (Updated as of 4:00 p.m. Friday)Â St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch says two people are charged with murder in a stabbing attack that killed a Maryland Heights man and his toddler son and critically injured the man’s young daughter and aunt. McCulloch says 20-year-old Traveon Sims is charged with two counts of…
Jefferson County, MO (KTRS) A manhunt is underway after a suspect opened fire on on deputies in Jefferson County. Authorities say deputies were initially called to the intersection of Highway JJ and Highway T in Valley Mines in response to calls of a suspicious person. The suspect pulled out a firearm and shot at a deputy…
DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — Four firefighters are recovering from non-life threatening injuries suffered while battling a five-alarm brush fire in Jefferson County. The fire was reported Thursday afternoon near DeSoto. About 15 acres burned, along with five sheds and a barn. One residence sustained an undisclosed amount of damage. Authorities say one firefighter was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS)  Police have released surveillance video in hopes of solving a two-year-old murder case in north St. Louis. Thirty-three-year-old was fatally shot in 3700 block of St. Louis Avenue on February 14, 2016. Police say prior to the shooting, Barnes was at the Midtown Sports Bar and Grill. Sometime before midnight, Barnes left…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An April trial is scheduled for a Missouri man who allegedly stopped an Amtrak train in Nebraska. Not guilty pleas were entered Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Lincoln for Taylor Wilson, of St. Charles, Missouri, according to court records. He’s charged with attempting to disable a train and attempting to…