Troy, IL (KTRS) Family and friends are preparing to say goodbye to a murdered SIUE student. A funeral service will be held for 19-year-old Taylor Clark on Tuesday morning at ten at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Troy, Illinois. A visitation is scheduled on Monday from four in the afternoon until eight in the evening…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The man accused of killing an SIUE student will make his next court appearance on May 18th. Twenty-four-year-old Michael Gordon had his first court hearing on Thursday. He did not enter a plea on the first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Taylor Clark. Meanwhile, the Major Case Squad found…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought in connection with a deadly hit and run accident in north county. Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing Chambers Road at Green Valley Thursday night. The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has approved a measure that limits noneconomic damage awards in cases where a patient has been harmed by a medical profession. The measure Nixon signed reinstates caps on medical malpractice lawsuits in Missouri, after the state Supreme Court struck down previous limits three years ago. Supporters…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey gave the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen a much needed break. He made his own breaks, too. Lackey drove in a run for the third time in his big league career and struck out 10 in 7 2-3 innings, helping the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 Thursday for their…
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) – A wreath will be laid on the grave of former President Harry Truman to mark the 70th anniversary of the fall of Nazi Germany. Truman succeeded Franklin Roosevelt as president and led the U.S. during the closing days of World War II. He is buried with his wife in the courtyard…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill that could mean reduced sentences for minors found guilty of first-degree murder is moving forward in the Missouri House. The legislation approved 10-1 by a House committee Monday would end the state’s mandatory sentence of life without parole for minors. Instead, jurors could sentence youths to life in…
