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Johnny Johnson execution taking place tonight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

BONNE TERRE, Mo. - Missouri Governor Mike Parson says the state will move forward with the execution of a man who abducted and killed a 6-year-old girl in Valley Park.Johnny Johnson is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday night by lethal injection for the murder of six-year-old Casey Williamson. It's a case that's haunted St. Louis for more than two decades.The last was photo taken of Casey was 36 hours before her death, singing songs at church. Johnson kidnapped the little girl from her home in Valley Park on July 26, 2002. He was 24 at the time.He murdered her inside an abandoned glass factory along the Meramec River after she fought back against him attempting to sexually assault her. After a huge search, Casey's body was found in a pit less than a mile from her home, buried beneath rocks and debris.Last week marked the 21st anniversary of Casey Williamson's disappearance and death. The judge who sentenced Johnson in 2005 told the court it was "perhaps the most heinous crime" he ...

30 years later: Remembering a key date from the Great Flood of 1993

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Tuesday marks 30 years since a turning point of sorts for St. Louis in "The Great Flood of 1993." On Aug. 1, 1993, the Mississippi River peaked at a crest of 49.6 feet in Downtown St. Louis, its highest point in modern U.S. history and nearly 20 feet above flood stage. Though flood conditions plagued St. Louis and much of the Midwest for several months, the turn to August marked unprecedented levels of flooding. The National Weather Service reports the flooding led to a river flow rate of around 1.08 million cubic feet of water every second on Aug. 1, enough to fill Busch Stadium II from the bottom to the top in around 70 seconds. Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery In present day, a plaque on stairways of the Gateway Arch National Park marks approximately where Mississippi River water reached at its highest level ever. It wouldn't be until Oct. 7, 1993, that the Mississippi River dropped below flood stage in St. Louis. At that poi...

Riverview Gardens School District hosting 'Back to School Bash' tonight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Riverview Gardens School District is holding a back to school bash Tuesday night.Students can get free backpacks and school supplies, as well as free haircuts and food. There will also be registration assistance and community resources. Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery It's from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Riverview Gardens High School.

Several communities celebrating 'National Night Out' Wednesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Neighborhoods and the police who protect and serve them are coming together to stand up against crime.University City, Lincoln County, St. Charles, East St. Louis, and other areas are celebrating 'National Night Out.' The tradition started in the late 60s and early 70s with the development of neighborhood watches. Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery The goal is to help people be aware of what's going on in their area and meet their local first responders. University City is also hosting a 'back to school rally' at the same time. 

Krispy Kreme giving away free doughnuts today for losing Mega Millions Tickets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - If you lose out on winning a billion dollars in Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery, Krispy Kreme has a consolation prize.Instead of a stack of dough, you get a donut. Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens dies at age 70 after cancer fight Krispy Kreme is giving a free glazed donut Tuesday and Wednesday to customers who bring in a Mega Millions ticket for Tuesday night's drawing. Krispy Kreme says lottery losers are winners when they eat one of their warm glazed donuts.

Person shot outside of Ferguson church overnight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - A person was shot in Ferguson overnight.The shooting happened in front of the 'Ferguson Church of The Nazarene 'on the 1300 block of Elizabeth Avenue. No other details have been released at this time. Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens dies at age 70 after cancer fight FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Broncos Mailbag: How much is to be expected of rookies Marvin Mims Jr., Drew Sanders and Riley Moss?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the season. Click here to submit a question.Who is No. 1 on the running backs depth chart?— David W. Mensing, Colorado SpringsHey David, thanks for getting us going this week. If Javonte Williams is healthy, he’s No. 1 on the depth chart. The question is what exactly his work load will look like come Week 1. Williams was in pads with the rest of the Broncos on Monday, though the team didn’t do any live tackling as it transitions into fully padded work. Williams and Samaje Perine figure to be the top pair, but the No. 3 job is shaping up to be interesting. Tony Jones Jr. has experience and has played for coach Sean Payton in the past, but keep an eye on college free agent Jaleel McLaughlin. He and Tyler Badie each have burst and big-play ability.Rosters fluctuate and flex over the course of a season, but Denver’s cleanest configuration to start the season when it cuts down to 53 players from...

Paul Reubens completed 1st draft of memoir before his death, publicist confirms

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

(WIAT) — Before his death, Paul Reubens had finished drafting a memoir chronicling his life, his career and his famous character Pee-wee Herman.Reubens, an actor and comedian known for his decades-long portrayal of Herman in both movies, television and on Broadway, completed a first draft of his memoir, publicist Kelly Bush Novack confirmed to WIAT. Reubens died Sunday after a six-year battle with cancer.Actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting "The Pee-wee Herman Show" live stage play, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)"He finished a first draft," Novack said in a statement. "We are hoping it will be published posthumously."Reubens, best known for the movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and the TV show "Pee-wee's Playhouse," had been working on the book for years."I’ve been making notes and writing down ideas for a few years already," Reubens told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2020. "I wrote all my funniest...

As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens created a mischievous man-child for the ages

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

I’ve never once driven past the kitschy dinosaur statues on the side of Interstate 10 in Cabazon without thinking of Pee-wee Herman.Or seen a vintage red Schwinn DX bicycle without picturing the mischievous man-child character created by actor Paul Reubens.Or heard the classic instrumental “Tequila” without picturing Pee-wee in his white loafers dancing on a bar top to the cheers of burly bikers.Reubens, who created the Pee-wee Herman character as part of the Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles in the late ’70s, died Sunday, July 30, and the world is a less colorful, funny, weird, and wonderful place for his passing.But Pee-wee Herman will never really die. With the work Reubens’ created – from the impishly, inappropriately Pee-wee of his birth at the Groundlings comedy troupe in the late ’70s to the more mainstream, and slightly better behaved, Pee-wee of movies such as “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and five seasons of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” – we’ll always have Pee-wee Herman to ma...

Police: Man fled Southern California collision dies when car crashes again

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:48 GMT

A person who Corona police say fled a traffic collision on Thursday, July 27, died when his car caught fire after again crashing.The driver, described as a man, had not been publicly identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office as of July 31.The crashes happened between 6:45 and 7 p.m. The first happened at the intersection of River Road and Lincoln Avenue, said Cpl. Tobias Kouroubacalis, who did not have information on how that collision happened or whether anyone was injured.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Retired San Jose police captain dies in I-5 wreck near Chico that kills four others Crashes and Disasters | 17-year-old American cyclist killed while training for mountain bike world championships Crashes and Disasters | Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit dies after being hit while on a run Crashes and Disasters | Driver found deceased in Santa Cruz County rollover crash Crashes and Disasters | ...