St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – The family of a man who died while in St. Louis police custody is disputing the police version of what happened, but a medical examiner’s report supports the police version of events. Investigators say 27-year-old Nicholas Gilbert died Tuesday night after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Kevin Puryear scored 18 points and hauled in eight rebounds as Missouri held off Omaha for an 85-78 victory Wednesday night. The Tigers’ leading scorer was particularly efficient, shooting 5 for 8 from the field and 7 for 8 from the free-throw line in 25 minutes of play. Terrence Phillips caught the…
( KTRS ) The Chesterfield Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing elderly man. 78 yr old Ronald Livingston was last seen driving away from his dentists office, located on Woodlake Drive, around 3:00 pm Wednesday afternoon. Livingston, is described as a white male, 5’9″, around 180 lbs, with gray hair,…
( KTRS ) Illinois officials say the state’s first medical marijuana patients have purchased just over $800,000 worth of cannabis during the program’s first month. The numbers indicate Illinois has collected roughly $56,550 in taxes from wholesale sales of medical marijuana during the month. Marijuana wholesalers pay a 7 percent tax to the state. Program…
( KTRS ) The family of a St. Louis jail inmate who died in custody is disputing the police version of what happened. Police say 27-year-old Nicholas Gilbert died Tuesday evening after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him from hanging himself in a holdover cell. Police Chief Sam Dotson says Gilbert hit…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Top Missouri Highway Patrol commanders and Ferguson police returned to the scene of sometimes violent protests after Michael Brown’s shooting death – not to make widespread arrests or to deploy tear gas, but to help an anonymous benefactor spread some unexpected holiday cheer. The secret Santa is a Kansas City businessman…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The man accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic says he’s guilty and that he’s a “warrior for the babies.” Robert Lewis Dear made the comments Wednesday during a court hearing for prosecutors to announce charges filed against him. The 57-year-old said he was guilty and that…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan says the state’s income tax should be restored to the 5 percent level it was at until January. The Chicago Democrat told a City Club of Chicago crowd that the state’s multibillion-dollar deficit demands a tax hike. A four-year, temporary increase from 3 percent to 5 percent…
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – An Illinois man is charged with abandonment of a corpse for allegedly dumping the body of a cousin who died of a heroin overdose near a St. Louis County creek. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 40-year-old William Van Zandt of West Frankfort, Illinois, is accused of disposing of the body…
