SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — A state House committee plans a hearing to consider questions surrounding the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee on Tuesday will review a $26 million collection of Lincoln artifacts the organization’s fundraising foundation purchased and the more than $9 million remaining on the loan . Included is an iconic…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A memorial to St. Louis area service members who have died in war was mostly neglected and ignored for years — but not anymore. The memorial, which was erected in 1936 and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has undergone a two-year, $30 million renovation that more than doubled its…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Another round of winter weather could be heading to the St. Louis area. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the region on Monday from 6 a.m.- 9 p.m. The National Weather Service is calling for snow accumulations of one to two inches. This could result in hazardous road conditions.…
A 4-year-old girl is killed and five others injured in a St. Peters car accident late Friday evening. Police say the accident happened on Salt River Road near Spencer Road. Four-year-old Jenna-vecia Ruval-caba of Old Monroe, Missouri was fatally injured. A van reportedly hit a patch of ice and slid head-on into a Jeep Cherokee.…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The new president of the St. Louis County NAACP is the youngest person ever to lead the branch. Twenty-six-year-old John Gaskin III was named president on Friday, replacing Esther Haywood, who was president for 25 years. She will remain as president emeritus. Gaskin is a Ferguson native who now lives in…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri sheriff accused in the beating death of a jail inmate used his knee to press on the man’s neck and, when repeatedly urged by a police officer to stop, responded, “No, I’m good,” according to a wrongful death lawsuit seeking at least $20 million for the inmate’s…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A 17-year-old girl and her boyfriend are facing charges in connection with her grandfather’s murder in St. Charles. Verjulia Watkins and her boyfriend, Damontaye Perkins, both 17, have been charged in the death of 64-year-old Roy Cedric Nash. He was found shot to death in front yard of his home in the…
By DAVID PORTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH , Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with killing three people in Missouri this month should have faced deportation proceedings after he was arrested last year for a separate offense in New Jersey, instead of being released, federal immigration officials said Friday. Twenty-three-year-old Luis Perez, who…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A Berkeley man is facing life behind bars in the murder of his girlfriend. That sentence was handed down Thursday for 29-year-old Ray Ellis in the death of Monica Sykes. The 25-year-old woman went missing in October of 2016. After months of organized searches, her remains were found in a deserted…
By Glenn Fuselier (KTRS) St. Louis Three people, including a 13-year-old, have been arrested for a string of St. Louis carjackings. Police say two different groups were involved in the carjackings. Seventeen-year-old Deron Mitchell and 24-year-old Denadre Moore were arrested on charges of 1st Degree Robbery and Armed Criminal Action. More charges are pending, including some…