ALTON, IL (AP) — A Madison County associate circuit judge has been chosen to attend the U.S. Army War College . Judge Sarah Smith is one of three Illinois Army National Guard Officers selected to attend. She will graduate in 2020. Smith is currently staff judge advocate of the Illinois Army National Guard . The college is the Army’s…
MEXICO BEACH, FL (AP) — Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so residents who may have tried to ride out the storm. The death toll from…
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Brexit secretary made a rush visit to Brussels on Sunday for surprise talks with the top European Union negotiator as Brexit talks accelerated ahead of a summit later this week. Dominic Raab’s office said in a statement that the unusual weekend meeting with the EU’s Michel Barnier was necessary. “With several…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A Missouri man who previously served 17 years in prison for two killings has been found guilty of a third killing for the 2014 death of his longtime girlfriend. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 67-year-old Harry Little Sr. was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder and other counts in…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a quadruple shooting in north county. Officers were called to the 400 block of Midlothian Road in Glasgow Village around 2:15 a.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, officers found four victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victims are a 27 year old male, 33 year old female, 25 year old…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it rejects any “threats” of economic sanctions or political pressure after President Donald Trump’s comments on the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. The statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Sunday also warned that the kingdom will respond to any steps taken against it. This…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a deadly shooting in downtown St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down outside of the Mansion House Apartments in the 300 block of N. 4th Street around 12:30 a.m. Satuday. The victim who was in his 30s died at the scene. There’s no word on a…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed American pastor Andrew Brunson to the Oval Office on Saturday, celebrating his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey that had sparked a diplomatic row with a key ally and outcry from U.S. evangelical groups. Brunson, who…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a house fire in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to a burning two-story home along the 7800 block of Water Street on Friday afternoon. Flames were scene shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. Fire officials say a man was found dead when firefighters made…
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and JON GAMBRELL , Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. The new claim published…