ST. LOUIS (AP) – Four St. Louis police officers are facing criminal charges after an internal affairs investigation accused them of forging documents to collect thousands of dollars in overtime pay for work they did not perform. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office on Thursday filed felony stealing and forgery charges against officers Brian…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has passed a proposal to spend about $241 million more than planned for the current fiscal year on unexpected expenses. Senators voted 33-0 in favor of the supplemental budget Wednesday. It now goes back to the House for final approval. Most of the money comes from federal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has passed a bill requiring law enforcement officers to get a warrant before using cell site simulators to track a suspect’s phone. The bill would require a warrant for officers to use devices that mimic cell phone towers to pinpoint electronic devices in real time. The devices…
( KTRS ) An 18-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and other counts in the fatal shooting of a man on a light rail train near UMSL. St. Louis County prosecutors on Thursday charged Djion Oates in the death of 22-year-old Jesse Boone. Police say the shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis medical examiner says a fourth person has died from injuries suffered when a boiler exploded at a St. Louis business. The medical examiner’s office says 53-year-old Clifford Lee died Wednesday at St. Louis University Hospital. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Lee was with two friends Monday filling…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russia has “failed” in its responsibility to deliver on a 2013 commitment to secure Syria’s chemical weapons. Tillerson briefed reporters shortly after the U.S. launched cruise missiles against a Syrian air base in retaliation for a gruesome chemical weapons attack. The secretary says Russia has either…
CHICAGO (AP) – Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce a bid for Illinois governor. The Chicago Democrat tweeted Thursday that he was readying for “the big announcement” above a picture with his son holding a sign reading “J.B. for Governor.” Pritzker’s campaign confirmed the tweet ahead of a Thursday afternoon event in Chicago…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Plans are in the works to build a $55-millon sports complex in Chesterfield Valley. On Thursday night, the Baseball and Softball Education (BASE) Foundation will unveil its proposal during a fundraiser at Ballpark Village for the POWERplex, a 74-plus-acre campus to include dual-sport domes, multiple turfed fields, and educational facilities aimed at…
Normandy, MO (KTRS) Another deadly shooting at a Metrolink station is being investigated. Police were called to the UMSL Metrolink station at around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday after a man was shot on the train as it was approaching the north county station. Investigators say the victim and another man got into a physical fight on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri House lawyer is warning lawmakers to be on guard against bribery attempts after a recent email from a solar power company official offered donations while referencing legislation. The email, provided to The Associated Press, was sent to lawmakers by Serra-Lesa Ivener, the Missouri president for Hog Power Energy.…