HILLIARD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school student says he tried to remain nonpolitical during school walkouts over gun violence and was suspended for a day because he stayed in a classroom instead of joining protests or the alternative, a study hall. Hilliard senior Jacob Shoemaker says school isn’t the place for politics, and…
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — An innovative pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International University had been put to a “stress test” and its cables were being tightened when it collapsed over traffic, killing six people and sending 10 to a hospital, authorities said. As state and federal investigators worked to determine…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a decomposed body was found in a vacant home in north St. Louis. Investigators say the discovery was made late Thursday afternoon in the 4200 block of San Francisco. There’s no word on the victim’s identity or a cause of death. Anyone with any information should call St.…
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, children ran down the sprawling aisles of Toys R Us in awe of the Barbies, the bikes and other toys laid out in front of them. Parents lined up for the latest Christmas fad, even if it meant standing in the rain. And, of…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers on Thursday raised concerns that Republican Gov. Eric Greitens now has the power to appoint new members to a state ethics panel that’s currently reviewing a complaint against him. The six-member Missouri Ethics Commission will lack a quorum after Thursday, when three members’…
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday, crushing at least eight vehicles under massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing multiple people, authorities said. Search-and-rescue crews drilled holes into the debris and used dogs to look for survivors. They…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) There’s a new recall of ground beef by Schnuck Markets. The market chain says anyone who bought ground beef from the Schnuck’s Mid Rivers store between 9 a.m and 9 p.m., Wednesday, Mar. 14, should return it for full exchange or refund. Schnuck officials say they discovered a meat packaging clip in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sister of the man sentenced to die for killing nine people at a South Carolina church in 2015 has been arrested at her school and charged with bringing pepper spray, a knife and marijuana onto the campus. Morgan Roof, 18, was arrested Wednesday at A.C. Flora High School after a…
By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran nuclear deal was in near terminal condition and on life support even before President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Tillerson’s dismissal this week may hasten its demise. As CIA chief and Iran hawk Mike Pompeo prepares to run the State Department, the…
Clinton, MO (KTRS) A woman is now charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a western Missouri police officer last week. Second degree murder charges were filed Wednesday against Tammy Dee Widger. Her rental home was the site of the fatal shooting of Clinton Officer Ryan Morton. She had previously been charged with possession of…