Woman, two young children dead after a crossover accident
The woman, a young girl, and infant in the car all died
Missing hunter found dead in southeast Missouri
SCOTT CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a missing hunter has been found dead in southeast Missouri. The Southeast Missourian (bit.ly/1PpLtE7) reports that Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter says 23-year-old Zackary Johnston was underwater when he was discovered Wednesday. He said the death was “an unfortunate accident.” Johnston left home alone at 2 p.m. Tuesday…
Grandview woman, 43, charged in granddaughter’s shooting
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (AP) – A Grandview woman has been charged in connection with the shooting of her 5-year-old granddaughter. Forty-three-year-old Taprill R. Barnett faces one count of felony child endangerment in the incident Monday. Court records say that Barnett told police she was cleaning her gun at home while the girl was playing in another…
Southern Illinois man working under pickup crushed by truck
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A man has died after being crushed by a pickup truck he was working underneath at a repair shop in southern Illinois. The Washington County Coroner’s Office has identified the man as 50-year-old David Martin of Addieville. Coroner Mark Styninger says the man was working on a small pickup at a shop…
2 killed, 3 injured in late-night Maryland Heights collision
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) – Two men have been killed and three injured after their SUV was hit by a van in the St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1Pn6bVp ) that 19-year-old Irijah S. Johnson and 18-year-old Christian M. Mattingly were killed in the accident that occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in…
2 bodies found, 2 men missing in Wisconsin canoe accident
EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) – Two bodies were pulled from a frigid Wisconsin lake and two other men were missing after the four friends left a house early Sunday morning and apparently took a canoe out on the lake but never returned, a state investigative spokesman said. Jason Roberts, spokesman for investigation of the incident…
2 injured when small plane crashes in southwest Missouri
REPUBLIC, Mo. (AP) – A small plane has crashed in southwest Missouri, and a fire official says two people were injured but are expected to survive. Republic Fire Department Capt. Joe Frahm says the private aircraft went down Wednesday night on the property of a high school in the town about 10 miles outside of…
Sheriff: Body of 5th soldier from Fort Leonard Wood found
DIXON, Mo. (AP) – A sheriff says the body of a fifth international soldier from Fort Leonard Wood who died in weekend flooding has been found. Pulaski County Sheriff Ron Long said the soldier’s body was recovered Tuesday. He was with four other soldiers who drowned in Pulaski County Saturday. The bodies of the other…
2 drivers dead after 1 goes in wrong direction on I-70
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two men are dead after one of them drove the wrong way on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis and collided with a vehicle driven by the other. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 4:58 a.m. Friday, forcing the eastbound lanes of the interstate to be temporarily…
Police investigate fatal hit and run in north county
(KTRS) – St. Louis County Police need help to solve a fatal hit-and-run accident in North county Wednesday night. Just after 7:30, they say that 26-year-old Robert Killian was walking in the crosswalk near Townsend Elementary, when he was hit. Killian was taken to the hospital where he died. Police say they have few leads…