St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A suspect is dead after being shot during a home invasion in St. Charles. Authorities say a resident shot and killed a male intruder at an apartment complex near Fifth Street and San Juan Drive around 5:45 p.m. The name of the suspect hasn’t been released. Police haven’t released any further…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena Greitens, will be welcoming visitors to their home next week for a holiday tradition. Annual candlelight tours at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion are planned from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 1 and from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 2.…
By BERNARD CONDON and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writers Parking lots were full and shopping bags were plentiful in some places Saturday as holiday gift-seekers were out looking for bargains, even as the competition among retailers to offer earlier deals and snag customers first has pulled sales forward. At the Woodbury Common outlets north of New…
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) A reward to help solve the case of a girl who disappeared more than 20 years ago in the Mississippi River community of Moline has been extended. The (Moline) Dispatch reports the $10,000 reward offered by the family of Trudy Appleby and Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities has been extended until…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency. It’s an agenda whose core items — tax cuts, a potential government shutdown, lots of leftover spending bills — could unravel just as easily…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A triple shooting in south St. Louis is being investigated. Police say the three victims were gunned down at just after 4 p.m. Friday in the 3600 block of Iowa.A male victim was shot in hand. Another male shot in torso multiple times and a female victim was shot in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A protest forced a St. Louis area shopping mall to close for an hour on one of the year’s busiest shopping days, and renewed concerns by protest leaders about how police handle demonstrations. Protesters marched Friday at the St. Louis Galleria Mall in Richmond Heights. Police say seven people were arrested…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JOSEPH PISANI, AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers worked hard to attract shoppers to stores on Black Friday, offering in-person deals meant to counter the ease of shopping by phone on Amazon. A better economy and colder weather helped, to be sure. But stores have also tried to improve the…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers were out before dawn in the U.S. for fun and for deals, as retailers that have had a tough year were hoping to bring customers to their stores and websites for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Black Friday has…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead and a 14-year-old boy is wounded after being shot by police in north St. Louis. Interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole says early Thursday afternoon,officers were on routine patrol when the driver of a car lost control and struck a curb in front of the officers on College Avenue…