ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis, as the group marched toward the mayor’s home, demanding her resignation. A social media video showed the armed couple standing outside their home Sunday evening, shouting at protesters, while people in the march urged the crowd to ignore them. Protesters were…
Jackson, MS (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle emblem. Spectators cheered in the state Capitol on Sunday after legislators passed a bill. It requires that a new flag be designed without the emblem that many condemn as racist. The change comes amid widespread protests…
KINLOCH, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man. St. Louis County police said in a news release that the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday in Kinloch. Police identified the man who was killed as…
Mascoutah, IL (KTRS) MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah is now requiring face coverings to be worn. In a statement, the airport says the move comes in an effort to help stem the spread of COVID-19, and applies to passengers, visitors, and employees. The new policy went into effect on June 15th in accordance with CDC and…
Atlanta, GA (AP) — Atlanta police officers have called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back. The interim chief told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. Rodney Bryant…
New Delhi, India (AP) — India is cautioning China against making “exaggerated and untenable claims” to the Galwan Valley area in the high Himalayas even as both nations try to end a standoff after a deadly military clash there. China earlier warned New Delhi not to underestimate Beijing’s determination to safeguard its territory. An Indian…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding a suspect in a hold-up that occurred in south city earlier this week. It all began just before 1 P.M. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Osage. That’s where officers responded to a call and found an 18-year-old black man, who indicated he had been robbed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A convicted felon is sentenced to 5-years in prison after he lied on a firearm application in an attempt to buy a gun. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 47-year-old Johnny Sesson II was sentenced Tuesday for making false statements on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Form 4473.…
New Delhi, India (AP) — India’s government has been silent about the potential fallout from clashes with China’s army in a disputed Himalayan border area that the Indian army said claimed 20 soldiers’ lives. Security officials said neither side fired any shots and the injuries were inflicted by fists and rocks. China accused Indian forces…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are looking for a driver who struck and killed a girl outside her north city home. It all began shortly before 8 P.M. Monday night in the 5500 block of Park Lane near Schulte Avenue, which is in the Walnut Park West Neighborhood. That’s where the 5-year-old girl was playing…