By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marking 17 years since the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a Sept. 11 memorial. Trump and his wife, Melania, were participating in Tuesday’s somber remembrance in Shanksville. It’s where hijackers crashed a California-bound commercial…
Spanish Lake, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for the sister of woman found dead in their Spanish Lake home. Police say 57-year-old Sylvia Brown hasn’t been seen since Saturday. Her sister was discovered on Monday deceased in their home in the 2500 block of Dukeland Drive. There’s no word on the cause…
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans are commemorating the Sept. 11 terror attacks with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims. Thousands of victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected at Tuesday’s ceremony at the World Trade Center. President Trump and first lady Melania plan to join an observance at the 9/11…
By RYAN TARINELLI and KEN MILLER, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney said Monday as an affidavit provided a fuller description of the…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A former Washington University medical school executive has been indicted on charges of embezzling thousands of dollars from the school. The U-S Attorney’s office says the former Business Director for the school’s Division of Medical Education, Barbara Skudrzyk, also known as Barbara Najarro, is charged with six counts of embezzling $300,000 from the…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was in the St. Louis area on Monday. Neilsen spoke at the Election Security Summit being held at World Wide Technology in Marylands Heights. She said while the Russian government made a “blazon” attempted to interfere in the 2016 elections, “we have no evidence…
By RUSS BYNUM , Associated Press Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week, possibly as a fearsome category 4. A hurricane hunter plane found Florence strengthening quickly, reaching top winds of 85 mph (140 kph) Sunday evening after crossing the…
Byrnes Mill, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following a house explosion in Jefferson County. Firefighters were called to a home in the 3700 block of Clearview Drive in Byrnes Mill at just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say a man was killed and a woman was taken to an area hospital.…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri officials are on the hunt for the Christmas tree that will grace the lawn of the Governor’s Mansion. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses and communities that may have possible candidate trees to contact the department. The donated tree must…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday for a special session on bills vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson, including ones on drug treatment courts and education in science, technology, engineering and math. Parson called the Republican-led Legislature back to consider fixing problematic language that led him to…