ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys made their final pitches Wednesday for why a former St. Louis police officer should or shouldn’t be found guilty of murder in the 2011 killing of a suspect, leaving his fate in the hands of the judge, who won’t rule until late next week at the earliest. Jason Stockley shot…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Wednesday marked the three year anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown during a police confrontation in Ferguson. About 100 supporters gathered for a remembrance ceremony outside of Canfield Green Apartments in Ferguson, the site where the 18-year-old died. The event was highlighted with dance performances, involving a “hands up, don’t…
Kansas City, MO (KTRS) Services for a slain western Missouri police officer will begin with a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening. The vigil for Clinton Police Officer Gary Michael starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Henry County Court House. A visitation is scheduled for Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton. Michael’s…
Staunton, IL (KTRS) A massive fire is to blame for heavily damaging a classic car shop in Staunton, Illinois. Firefighters responded to the blaze at Country Classic Cars on East Frontage Road on Tuesday night. The fire quickly spread to five alarms. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigators.
(St. Louis) – KTRS Voters in St. Ann said no to a sales tax increase to pay for road improvements, but other communities were in favor of increasing taxes. Overland voters said yes to doubling their property taxes to help the city’s police pension fund. Greendale and Moline Acres residents approved a use tax which…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The defense has rested in the trial of a former St. Louis police officer accused of murder in the 2011 shooting death of a man during a police pursuit. Jason Stockley testified on his behalf Tuesday, saying he saw a firearm in Anthony Lamar Smith’s hand before a chase that preceded…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An investment into a St. Louis startup company is paying off. A publicly-traded company from the East Coast has acquired Confluence Life Sciences, which was backed by BioGenerator. It was announced on Tuesday that Confluence Life Sciences, Inc., was purchased by Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. for $100 million. “We are thrilled to…
Cahokia, IL (KTRS) This Sunday, the public is invited to attend archaeologist Russell Weisman’s solar eclipse lecture at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Weisman’s lecture will focus on solar eclipses and how they relate to the Mississippian culture and Cahokia Mounds. The presentation, “In the Shadow of the Moon: Solar Eclipses in the Cahokian…
EAST ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The St. Louis Major Case Squad has been called into investigate the killing of a young mother in front of her toddler early Tuesday morning. In a release from the Major Case Squad, East St. Louis police were called to a home in the 12-hundred block of Market in East St. Louis about…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) 26 dogs from southwestern Missouri are in the care of the Humane Society today after the society’s animal cruelty task force rescued them from a hoarding situation. Police in Seneca, Missouri, had called the Humane Society of Missouri last week. The task force rescued the dogs yesterday and brought them to their St.…