By DON BABWIN , Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man killed by Chicago police had a gun in a holster at his hip and was shot multiple times as he ran away, spun around and reached toward his waist, according to footage released Sunday from an officer’s body-worn camera. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said…
By DON BABWIN , Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Footage from body cameras and surveillance cameras shows that a man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was armed with what appears to be a handgun, a department spokesman said Sunday. The shooting Saturday evening in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Overflowing trash cans line the streets of one St. Louis County neighborhood. Residents are paying their bills, so why aren’t the cans being emptied? “I’ve got a simple relationship with them: I pay a bill, I would just like it picked up.” Lemay Resident Branden Stage explains the problems he and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis Police Sergeant celebrates “Alive Day” – making the 3-year-anniversary of the day he was shot… and lived. Sergeant Charles Lowe recalled the day 26-year-old Dale “Butch” Wolford shot him while working his secondary part-time job in the Central West End, and how that experience moved him to help…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t accustomed to stretches of mediocrity, and certainly not to reports of clubhouse unrest. The prospect of a third straight year without a postseason berth has spelled the end for manager Mike Matheny. Matheny was stunningly fired Saturday night following an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds,…
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man has drowned at an eastern Missouri quarry. The Missouri Highway Patrol says Safion Livingston, of St. Louis, died Friday afternoon after he struggled in the water, went under and did not resurface. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that it’s the second drowning this month at the…
By JOHN ROGERS , Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her…
By JOHNSON LAI , Associated Press CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) — The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand are recovering well and are eager to eat their favorite comfort foods after their expected discharge from a hospital next week. In video messages of the boys shown at…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Schnucks raised $1.1 million for Folds Of Honor campaign. The St. Louis area grocery store chain’s six-week “Round up at the Register” campaign allowed customers to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar to benefit Folds of Honor. The donations will provide 220 college scholarships for veterans’ family members. The Folds of…
By DAVID A. LIEB and BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Friday raising the marriage age in Missouri from 15 to 16 and requiring parental permission for older teenagers to marry. The bill was among several signed or vetoed by the Republican governor as he wrapped…