Robert Townsend

Jan 23, 2025 | ksdk.com | Robert Townsend

"We are all just hurting, grieving our sister and praying for her baby boy's recovery," said a sobbing Shanika Johnson. Johnson said everywhere her energetic younger sister, Shirley Howard, went, she had her two little treasures in tow: her 2-year-old son, Amir Atkins, and 5-year-old Adonis Atkins. "Of course, she was a very caring, loving mother to her kids. She would do any and everything for them," said the woman's sister.

Jan 17, 2025 | ksdk.com | Robert Townsend

"We pay taxes for these services and we are not getting them," said two concerned neighbors. "These two across the street are full. The house next door to me is full with the lid that can't shut," said Gallaway Friday afternoon. "We try to even it out because you start running out or room," said Gallaway. Neighbors said for the past two weeks, city workers have not picked up the trash on their snow-covered streets. They also said their recycling bins haven't been collected for at least a week.

Nov 10, 2024 | wqad.com | Robert Townsend

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued the lengthy finding in a decree that he said applied universally, not just to the plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit challenging the ban. The Protect Illinois Communities Act, signed into law in January 2023 by Democratic Gov.

Oct 19, 2024 | ksdk.com | Robert Townsend

"It was super scary. My dog and I were just trying to make it back home," said Joe Tyler. ST. LOUIS — For the last five years, Joe Tyler has enjoyed his daily routine of walking his best friend, Skiff in their Soulard neighborhood, he said. "We had been out since around eight. I was headed back home west on 12th Street. I had the right of way, the green light," the 42-year-old said Joe Tyler said. He and his 130-pound newfoundland-mix tried to cross the street.

Oct 3, 2024 | ksdk.com | Robert Townsend

"It was an odd and brazen crime," said Lieutenant Susan Shields. ST CHARLES, Mo. — Jimmie Bates III is accused of committing a bold break-in at of all places, a fire station in St. Charles, Missouri. "It was odd. Brazen. He didn't know if he was gonna encounter anybody inside the fire department," said Shields. On Monday, firefighters at Firehouse #5 told police they left the station on Hawks Nest Drive to respond to a traffic crash.