St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder rate continues to climb. This comes after police say a man was shot to death Tuesday night at a north St. Louis bus stop. The victim was gunned down around 10 p.m. at St. Louis and East Prairie. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An investigation is underway after a suspect died while in St. Louis police custody. Police say the 27-year-old man was arrested in south St. Louis Tuesday for trespassing. He was taken to a holding cell at central patrol where police say he attempted to hang himself with his sweatpants. Police Chief…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Missouri State University has hired an investigator to conduct an independent review of allegations of racist treatment against the school’s vice president of diversity and inclusion. The university’s Board of Governors Chair Stephen Hoven announced Monday there would be an investigation of the treatment of Ken Coopwood, the university’s first black…
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – A southeast Missouri man who says he was shocked with a stun-gun while handcuffed in jail has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against a small southwestern Illinois police force. Yancy Carden of Sikeston, Missouri, sued Washington Park over his April arrest following a dispute about a $200 bar tab…
