MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A 16-year-old student from Seoul, South Korea, has drowned at the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park in northwest Missouri. Maryville public officials say Jae Won Lee, a first-year student at the Missouri Academy, drowned Monday night in the city-owned reservoir east of Maryville. The Maryville Daily Forum reports (http://bit.ly/2aqetAw ) officials continue…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens already has a remarkable resume that includes international humanitarian trips and founding a nonprofit to help military veterans find work. Now he can add another item: Republican nominee for Missouri governor. Greitens won a hard-fought, four-way Republican primary Tuesday for the right to take…
( KTRS ) For the second time in less than a year, Ferguson residents have approved a tax increase to help the city rebound from the financial hit it took following Michael Browns death The approved 2 percent hike in the “business license utility tax”, will reportedly create an additional $700,000 every year. City Manager…
CHICAGO (AP) – Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to proposals submitted by insurers. The leading insurer on Illinois’ exchange, Blue Cross Blue Shield, is proposing increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for…
( KTRS ) Authorities have released the identities of the family killed in a murder-suicide in Bridgeton Saturday morning. Police report the deceased are 73 yr old Thomas Comer and his wife Carole, their son John and daughter Rebecca. Thomas Comer, reportedly shot the three family members before turning the gun on himself.
( KTRS ) A man suffering from the early stages of dementia has gone missing from his home. Police report that 64 yr old Ivory Kelly was last seen at his home on Churchill Drive between the hours of 6-8pm Monday night. Kelly is described as, 6’1″, 160 lbs, with gray hair, brown eyes, and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis grand jury’s indictment against five people accuses some of them in connection with four shooting deaths earlier this year. The indictment made public Monday charges 26-year-old Marquise Henderson with three first-degree murder counts. He’s accused in the January shooting deaths of Tyler Bogan, Henry Williams and Lenny Hogan…
( KTRS) Police are asking for the publics help in finding a missing, possibly suicidal man. Authorities report that 26 yr old Evan Hunter was last seen around 7pm Monday evening at his home in the 9900 block of Hobbits Glen. He reportedly left a suicide note on his phone, left his phone at home…
EMINENCE, Mo. (AP) – Paddlers on a couple of rivers in southern Missouri may cross paths with wild horses, and a two-decade-old federal law is being credited for what locals consider a tourist draw. The Springfield News-Leader reports the horses have been roaming freely near the Jacks Fork and Current rivers in Shannon County for…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Republicans selected a commissioner from Downers Grove village to replace Illinois GOP state Rep. Ron Sandack after he resigned his seat over cybersecurity issues involving fraudulent social media accounts allegedly set up in his name. The leaders of the Republican Party in DuPage and Will counties on Saturday selected 27-year-old David…