JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton’s first home run of the spring wasn’t enough to help Miami overcome a dazzling pitching performance by Carlos Martinez for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4-1 win Wednesday. An All-Star last season, Martinez threw five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out five. Stanton tied it…
BENTON, Mo. (AP) – A man has been charged after police say he used a handgun as a hammer while working on a project at a southeast Missouri elementary school. A probable-cause statement from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department said that 45-year-old Jeffrey Grubbs was volunteering at a 4-H event Monday at Kelly Elementary School…
( KTRS ) A man has been arrested for a fatal shooting that took place over the weekend. Schron Jackson, with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police department, reports that 22 yr old Adonnis Smith has been charged with 1st degree murder and armed criminal action, in connection with the fatal shooting of 35 yr old…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating another fatal shooting. Fox 2 news reports that Police were called to North St. Louis around 6 pm for a shooting on Pendleton Ave, near Evans. Authorities say one man was shot killed. An investigation is ongoing. This brings the unofficial homicide number, for the city of St. Louis,…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – A former employee with the Missouri Department of Social Services has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection to the misuse of over $52,000 in food-stamp benefits. The Southeast Missourian (http://bit.ly/1Rz1wjX ) reported Thursday that Pamela O’Dell pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Court documents say O’Dell was employed as…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – The St. Louis County police board has voted to reinstate a lieutenant at the center of racial profiling allegations three years ago and demote him to patrolman. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1WJ8VBA ) reports that the board voted 4-0 to reinstate Lt. Patrick “Rick” Hayes in a closed session Monday. Former…