St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has filed what she calls an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the city, the local police union and others of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her out of office. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Gardner, the city’s elected prosecutor, accuses “entrenched interests” of intentionally impeding…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump (all times local): 10:50 a.m. A top State Department official says he never saw any effort by U.S. officials to shield from scrutiny a Ukrainian natural gas company where Hunter Biden sat on the board. George Kent is testifying Wednesday in the House…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) The strike against General Motors could be coming to an end. UAW workers at the Wentzville Plant overwhelmingly approved the contract proposal. However, voting continues Friday at other GM plants in the country. The nationwide tally will determine whether or not the strike will continue. The official tally is expected later Friday afternoon…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The puppy who was beaten into a coma with a hockey stick in north county is improving. Hazel was released from an emergency animal hospital into the care of her regular veterinarian at Ferguson Animal Hospital. Dr. Daniel Wentz says the prognosis of the 4-month-old puppy looks good. “Long term, one eye…
Webster Groves, MO (KTRS) Webster Groves Police need your help find four boys believed to have runaway together. The missing boys haven’t been seen since Wednesday. They are identified 10-year-old Marquis McCully, 12-year-old Davon Shaw, 15-year-old Javon Chism, and 15-year-old Trey Robinson, who has undergoing chemotherapy treatments. If you have any information, you should contact…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) Police need your help tracking down a bank robber. According to the Clayton Police Department, just before 1 P.M. Tuesday, a man entered the Commerce Bank in the 6300 block of Clayton Road, displayed a hand gun, and demanded money. He left with an undisclosed amount of cash. It is unknown if…
Sullivan, MO (KTRS) The Sullivan Police Department needs your help locating a missing elderly woman. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, an Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for 69-year-old Betty Alexander, who was last seen at 6 South Center Street in Sullivan on Thursday. Alexander is described as a Caucasian woman, 5 foot 2…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The case against defendants charged after a 10-year-old boy was decapitated at a Kansas water park should be dismissed because the Kansas attorney general’s office abused the grand jury system and presented flimsy evidence to obtain criminal indictments, defense attorneys argued Friday. During a hearing in Wyandotte County court, attorneys…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former gas station clerk in St. Louis has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for shooting a customer he wrongly suspected of stealing candy. Taleb Jawher was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court, where he pleaded guilty in May to being an illegal alien in possession of…
By AYA BATRAWY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA , Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Signaling a major pivot in its narrative, Saudi Arabia on Thursday said evidence shows that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, an apparent effort to ease international outrage over the death of a prominent critic of Crown Prince Mohammed…