(KTRS) More than 80 Missouri inmates sentenced to life in prison as teenagers have a chance at freedom following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The high court ruled Monday that its 2012 ruling banning mandatory life without parole sentences for juvenile murderers applies to those previously convicted. The ruling says inmates must be given a chance…
(KTRS) – The St. Louis police officer who shot and killed VonDerrit Myers in 2014, is facing drunken driving charges in an unrelated incident. Investigators say that early on the morning of December 19, Jason Flanery was off-duty when he crashed his police vehicle into a parked car. Police say he then left the scene.…
(KTRS)-The Circuit Attorney in the City of St. Louis will re-try the case against former death row inmate Reginald Clemons. The Missouri Supreme Court threw out Clemons’ conviction and death sentence in November. Clemons was previously convicted for the murder of sisters Julie and Robin Kerry on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The Supreme…
Chancellor Thomas George says the number of layoffs has not been determined
One official says the couple’s two cellphones were so badly crushed that investigators haven’t been able to conduct a forensic examination
The justices voted 6-3 to extend a ruling from 2012 that struck down automatic life terms with no chance of parole for teenage killers
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is portraying the Democratic presidential primary as a race between Hillary Clinton’s pragmatism and experience versus Bernie Sanders’ idealism and liberalism. Obama is offering his most extensive assessment of the 2016 Democratic race to date in an interview with Politico. He says Clinton is “wicked smart,” but that her…
The Republican attorney general also said his office is reviewing what can be done to prevent Flint residents from being billed for water
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) This week FEMA representatives are visiting Missouri neighborhoods which were impacted by the historic flooding. Officials are trying to determine who qualifies for federal assistance. This comes after the federal government approved the state’s request for a disaster declaration last week. The Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams offer survivors registration assistance, up-to-date…
