St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An 11-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in north St. Louis. Police say the child was shot around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 5100 block of Northland. The child’s injuries aren’t said to be life threatening. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. This comes amid several shootings…
Ladue, MO (KTRS) Parents in the Ladue School District are being warned after an elementary school student reported being followed home from school. Police say the child, who attends Old Bonhomme Elementary School, claims being followed by a man in a black car Wednesday afternoon. That child made it home safely. The district is telling parents…
Sherman, IL (KTRS) A St. Louis born World War II soldier will be laid to rest on Saturday. The remains of Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello arrived at St. Louis-Lambert Airport on Wednesday afternoon. His remains were escorted from the airport by the Patriot Guard and others up Interstate 55 to Sherman, Illinois. Aiello was born in…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The former mayor of Kinloch is facing eight months behind bars for stealing from the town’s fire district. That sentence was handed down on Wednesday for Darren Small in federal court. His wife, Jayna Small, a former president of the fire district board of directors, was sentenced to probation last week. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is tapping former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s chief of staff to lead his U.S. Senate campaign. The Republican picked Kyle Plotkin to manage his 2018 campaign for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat. Plotkin was Jindal’s chief of staff and later his spokesman in 2015…
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brother of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of possessing child pornography, authorities said Wednesday. Bruce Paddock, 59, was arrested on a 20-count felony complaint, a police statement said. His relationship to Stephen Paddock was confirmed by…
By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, died Tuesday. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Police Department will participate in the annual National Take Back Drug Initiative on Saturday. There will be 12 locations where you can drop off unused, unwanted, or found prescription drugs.The time for the event is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The locations are listed below:…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The remains of a fallen World War II soldier from St. Louis will return home today. Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello went missing in action 73 years ago. Remains disinterred from an American cemetery in Belgium were identified through DNA as Aiello’s. His remains are scheduled to arrive at St. Louis Lambert…
Champaign, IL (AP) Attorneys for a man accused of abducting and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China are asking for more time to prepare his defense. Former graduate student Brendt Christensen is charged in the June kidnapping and death of Yingying Zhang. His trial is scheduled for February Christensen’s public defenders have asked…