WASHINGTON, MO (KTRS) The rural Missouri town of Washington is gearing up for the total solar eclipse Aug. 21. Washington is hosting a three day festival to celebrate this rare event. Tessie Steffens, a project assistant for the town’s Chamber of Commerce, says thousands of visitors are expected to attend this celebration. The festivities are set…
BELTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found in April in rural northwest Missouri are those of a 17-year-old girl who was last seen 10 years ago. Belton police Lt. Brad Swanson said in a statement Wednesday that the FBI confirmed the remains were those of Kara Kopetsky. The Belton teen was last seen…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House will attempt to reverse Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a public school funding revamp next week, the speaker said Wednesday after a failed vote on legislation Democrats introduced to gauge support for the Republican governor’s alternative ideas. House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat from Chicago, slammed GOP members…
WEBSTER GROVES (KTRS) Webster Groves Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday morning, Aug. 16, at Arsenal Credit Union on Watson Road. Police say an unidentified black male subject approximately 25 years old, 5’11” to 6’0” tall and having light facial hair, a thin face and wearing a black and white t-shirt with horizontal stripes under a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a motion from attorneys seeking to halt the execution of a man scheduled to die next week but did not explain its decision. Attorneys for Marcellus Williams had asked the state Supreme Court and Gov. Eric Greitens to stop the execution, citing DNA evidence that…
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a motion from attorneys seeking to halt the execution of a man scheduled to die next week but did not explain its decision. Attorneys for Marcellus Williams had asked the state Supreme Court and Gov. Eric Greitens to stop the execution, citing DNA evidence that…
Collinsville, IL (KTRS) A suspect is being sought after a clerk was shot during a robbery at a metro-east gas station. Police say this happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Exxon Gas Station on South Morrison Drive in Collinsville. After announcing a robbery, the suspect allegedly shot the 36-year-old clerk before fleeing on foot…
