Clayton, MO (AP) — St. Louis County police say they broke up a demonstration near an upscale mall because protesters weren’t listening to instructions and tried to evade two lines of officers blocking the on-ramp to a highway. Department spokesman Sgt. Shawn McGuire says protesters walked by a line of uniformed officers blocking the entrance to…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are trying to find whoever spray-painted a message calling for justice for a black man killed by a St. Louis police officer on the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial outside the state Capitol. The state Department of Justice issued a news release Wednesday saying someone spray-painted “#Justice4AnthonySmith” on the memorial Saturday.…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) Clayton city officials have issued a travel advisory ahead of the planned protest in Shaw Park. The following message is posted on Clayton’s website: Regarding Activities at Shaw Park and the Center of Clayton Publish Date:09/20/2017 Based on an expected demonstration at 5:00 pm at Shaw Park which may impact access and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis aldermanic committee on Tuesday is scheduled to take up a measure to provide body cameras for police. The plan calls for a free trial agreement for one year with Axon to provide body-cameras for St. Louis Police officers. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment could vote on the measure…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A group of businesses in the Grove neighborhood were targeted by a racially motivated action. On Tuesday, a sticker reading “Whites Only” was placed on the doors of businesses such as Layla’s Restaurant. The sticker also had # BLM in the bottom right hand corner. BLM is commonly used to identify…
(St. Charles) Associated Press A Missouri woman has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for leaving her 2-year-old son alone for more than a day near a space heater while she did methamphetamine. Twenty-four-year-old Kathleen Marie Peacock of St. Charles was sentenced yesterday for child abuse/neglect and manufacturing methamphetamine. Prosecutors say her son, Braydon…