St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is canceled for missing north county teen. In a statement issued by the St. Louis County Police Department just hours ago, 13-year-old Jashari Johnson was quote “located safe.” Johnson went missing Sunday night after leaving a note at her residence stating she was contemplating suicide and would…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A Florissant man is charged in connection with a shooting on Tuesday in Wentzville. According to the St. Charles County Police Department, 40-year-old Carl J. Townsend allegedly fired several rounds from a .45 caliber pistol toward a 38-year-old man who was assisting one of his tenants with moving. Townsend had been…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday announced she wants to enshrine into law federal recommendations to improve duck boat safety such as getting rid of canopies that can trap passengers if the vehicles sink, as happened on a Missouri lake last week when…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is praising Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley during a stop in Missouri. Trump called Hawley a “special man” while speaking Tuesday at the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City. He said “we need Josh badly,” then called Hawley on stage to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a prominent businesswoman and the wife of a former St. Louis police chief was killed instantly when a 1-ton chunk of concrete fell from a bridge over a roadway and crushed her car. Police on Tuesday identified the victim as 58-year-old Janet Torrisi-Mokwa, the wife of former chief Joe…
Indianapolis, IN. (AP) — A prayer vigil was held at an Indianapolis church last night for a family that lost nine family members in last week’s boating accident on Table Rock Lake. Hundreds of people gathered at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church to show their support for the Coleman family. The Rev. Carl Liggins Sr. says…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is headed to Kansas City to speak at the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Trump’s arrival Tuesday comes just one day after the Senate confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs following months of tumult. Wilkie will be tasked with…
Granite City, IL (KTRS) President Trump is visiting Granite City Steel later this week, the White House announced yesterday. Granite City Steel has fired up 2 blast furnaces since the President announced a 25 percent tariff on imported steel, leading to 800 new jobs at the metro-east mill. This will be Trump’s first visit to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An endangered person advisory is in effect for a missing St. Louis County girl. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, 13-year-old Jashari Y. Johnson is missing after an incident that occurred in the 1800 Block of El Sabado Drive Sunday night. Johnson is African-American, 5 feet 5 inches tall,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating three murders in north St. Louis. Investigators say the first incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 3800 block of Cottage Avenue where a man was fatally shot. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Another man was gunned down at just before 1 a.m. Monday on Market…