By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, “I just signed your death warrant.”…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A candidate for the Parkway School Board who describes herself as a Confederate and who has posted anti-Islamic and racist comments on social media is coming under fire from local Muslim and Jewish groups. The Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis and the local chapter of the Jewish Voice for Peace say the…
West Alton, MO (KTRS) Two suspects are being sought in connection with a carjacking and an accident in St. Charles County. Police say the male suspects were traveling a stolen Toyota Avalon at a high rate of speed late Tuesday morning when they crashed into another vehicle on Highway 67 and 94 in West Alton. Several…
Madison County, IL (KTRS) The Madison County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public help in finding a missing Alton woman. Police say 39-year-old Adria Hatten was last seen in Wood River around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Hatten is described as a white female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 150 pounds, and has blonde hair…
St. Louid, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after a shooting outside of Union Station in downtown St. Louis. Police say the 22-year-old victim was shot in the parking lot of Union Station around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died. There’s no word of any arrests. This brings…
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. (AP) — One man is dead after he changed lanes suddenly in front of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 64 in west county, causing a fiery chain-reaction crash. Billowing black smoke could be seen for miles after the accident at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 64. Three other people, including an infant,…
By KRISTIN M. HALL and DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press BENTON, Ky. (AP) — A 15-year-old student killed two classmates and hit a dozen others with gunfire Tuesday, methodically firing a handgun inside a crowded atrium at his rural Kentucky high school. “He was determined. He knew what he was doing,” said Alexandria Caporali, who grabbed her…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is pregnant. The Illinois Democrat says she will give birth to her second daughter this spring. It will make her the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office. In a statement Tuesday, Duckworth said she and her husband, Bryan, are thrilled their family is getting a little…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal accident on I-64 in west county. Authorities say one person is dead after a car caught on fire after being trapped in a crash with a tractor-trailer on eastbound 64 near Mason. At least 15 vehicles are involved in this accident. This…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are hospitalized after being shot during a carjacking in a north St. Louis. Police say the incident happened at just before 11 p.m. Monday in the 4400 block of Anderson. Upon arrival, police found a female victim shot in the chest and a male victim who was shot in the…