St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with Tuesday’s homicide in Spanish Lake. County Police say that 27-year-old Justin Robnett was arrested Thursday on one count of first degree murder and one count of armed criminal action. The probable cause statement says that Robnett was with a group of friends in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities are pleading for calm while activists are vowing to fight on in Kentucky’s largest city after a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests over the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. A new round of demonstrations in U.S. cities was set off by outrage over…
St. Louis, MO. (KTRS) Dr. Franco Sicuro, of Chesterfield, Missouri, and Carlos Himpler, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were indicted on multiple charges of conspiracy and health care fraud. The indictment charges that, as part of a fraud scheme, Genotec DX and Midwest Toxicology Group, owned by Dr. Sicuro and Carlos Himpler, received over $15 million…
Louisville, KY (AP) — Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death has poured into America’s streets. Protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people. Violence seized the demonstrations in Taylor’s hometown of Louisville as gunfire rang out Wednesday…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing St. Charles man. The Highway Patrol says that 78-year-old Willie Terry when missing from the 5300 block of Precious Stone Drive at around 2:30 P.M. Wednesday after stating he was going to work. He has been retired from Boeing’s Hazelwood plant…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County is relaxing some restrictions on youth sports as coronavirus positivity rates have decreased among children in the region. The regulations announced Wednesday by County Executive Sam Page fall short of allowing high-contact high school sports such as football and ice hockey to resume. But Page says if the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. Taylor was shot multiple times by officers who…
Milwaukee, WI (KTRS) More than 200 people in St. Louis are facing charges as a result of Operation Legend. Attorney General William Barr made the announcement during a news conference in Milwaukee Tuesday. Since it’s launch back on July 8th, Operation Legend has led to the arrest of more than 3500 people Nationally – roughly…
Hobart, Australia (AP) — More pilot whales have been found stranded in Australia, raising the estimated total to almost 500 in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the country. Authorities had been working to rescue survivors among an estimated 270 whales found Monday on a beach and two sand bars on Tasmania state. A…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Louisville, Kentucky, are restricting access to downtown in preparation for the state attorney general’s announcement about whether he’ll charge officers in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death. Taylor’s shooting has been followed by months of protests in the city. The Louisville Metro Police Department said Tuesday that authorities were placing barricades…