ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 43-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for kidnapping a female Southeast Missouri State University student. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1QMIHyM ) reports that a federal judge in St. Louis sentenced Jeffery M. Lazier on Monday. Lazier previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of…
( KTRS ) A St. Peters Police Officer was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday evening while trying to make an arrest at Mid Rivers Mall. Authorities report that around 10pm Tuesday night, the St. Peters Police Department received a call from Dillard’s security about a stealing in progress. Officers responded to the area and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two small cities in suburban St. Louis have scrapped certain municipal court fees in response to critical state audits. Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released audits of the Foristell and St. Ann courts. Her office found that Foristell, located in St. Charles and Warren counties, assessed a “potentially improper” $100…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A century-old confessional door has been stolen from a historic south St. Louis Catholic church. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1U3WRcs ) that police are investigating the theft of the door, which was stolen on Sunday or Monday from St. Francis de Sales Oratory. The Rev. Canon Andrew Todd, a vicar…
BOSTON (AP) – Jake Allen stopped 32 shots for his fifth shutout, Vladimir Tarasenko and Robby Fabbri scored third-period goals and the St. Louis Blues cooled off the Boston Bruins with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. It was only the second regulation loss in 16 games for Boston (11-2-3). St. Louis posted its fifth win…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s population growth is lagging behind the national rate. U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday estimate that Missouri’s population grew by fewer than 20,000 people from 2014 to 2015, to a total of 6.08 million people. That’s a growth rate of about three-tenths of a percent – well shy of the…
( KTRS ) The National Recreation and Park Association is partnering with Great Rivers Greenway and the City of Wellston to build a new park. The new park – named Trojan Park, is part of the NRPA’s annual Parks Build Community initiative. Officials say it will be located on the southwest corner of Skinker and…
