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Trial to begin for man accused of killing Hermann Police sergeant

1 hour 27 minutes ago
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - The capital murder trial for Kenneth Lee Simpson, the man accused of killing a Hermann Police Sergeant and injuring another in early 2023, will begin Tuesday morning in Franklin County. The trial is set to begin Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. in Franklin County. Simpson has pleaded not guilty to charges including [...]
Nick Gladney

Becoming mild midweek, colder weekend changes

2 hours 4 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Bundle up Tuesday morning. Temperatures have fallen into the single digits and teens as lingering arctic air from the weekend remains in place. A large area of high pressure to our south is reinforcing the cold air early Tuesday morning. As that high shifts east, southerly winds will develop, allowing temperatures to [...]
Haley Fitzpatrick

Small earthquake shakes central Illinois, no damage reported

2 hours 17 minutes ago
OHLMAN, Ill. -- A small earthquake shook central Illinois early Tuesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 3.8 quake struck at 1:27 a.m. Central Time, about 3 miles north-northeast of Ohlman, Illinois. The shallow tremor was felt across parts of Christian and Sangamon counties. The quake hit about 12 miles south-southeast of Taylorville, [...]
Joe Millitzer

Death toll in Spanish train collision rises to 40 as authorities fear more bodies could be found

18 hours 53 minutes ago
ADAMUZ, Spain (AP) — Regional Spanish officials said Monday that at least 40 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed rail collision the previous night in the country's south when the tail end of a train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail. Juanma Moreno, the president of [...]
IAIN SULLIVAN, JOSEPH WILSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM, Associated Press

'Remain vigilant': IL Secretary of State issues warning about DMV text scam

22 hours 6 minutes ago
ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- The Illinois Secretary of State is warning residents not to open or respond to a circulating text scam, in which the scammer claims to be from the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). "Scammers are targeting Illinoisans with phony text messages -- even I got one," Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias [...]
Molly Sweeney