( KTRS ) A former middle school principal has been arrested in connection with his pregnant girlfriends death. Authorities say 35 yr old Cornelius Green has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and armed criminal action. He allegedly paid a childhood friend, back in March, to kill 30 yr old Jocelyn Peters.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Crime Stoppers group in Sangamon and Menard counties in central Illinois is increasing its efforts at highlighting cold cases. Springfield police officer Mike Badger is the local Crime Stoppers coordinator. He tells The State Journal-Register in Springfield (http://bit.ly/2dIXsDB ) that instead of featuring two cold cases a month the group…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Casino revenue is on the rise in the St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2e4zS2q ) reports that the six casinos in the St. Louis region saw revenue rise 3.3 percent in September, compared to September 2015. The casinos – four in Missouri and two in Illinois – took in…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Coast Guard says work to clean up 100 gallons of diesel fuel in the Missouri River is complete. A towing vessel released the diesel fuel Monday after a fuel tank ruptured. A boom was placed around the vessel to contain the leaked fuel. The Coast Guard said in a…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The clock is ticking away to register to vote in Missouri for the November election. The deadline to register to vote is Wednesday by 5 p.m. Voter registration is available at schools, county board of election officers, libraries, and DMVs. You can also register to voter online at www.sos.mo.gov.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead following a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victims were gunned down around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The names of the victims hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive.
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Hundreds gathered last night for a fallen St. Louis County Police officer. Friends, family and members of the community held a candlelight vigil at the Alton Public School Stadium last night for Officer Blake Snyder. Snyder was shot point blank last Thursday, Oct. 6, while responding to a disturbance call near Affton. The 33-year-old had served four years…
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has largely avoided any discussion of the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. That changed Monday, when Rauner directed harsh criticism at Trump for the vulgar remarks captured in a 2005 video, although he didn’t mention Trump’s name. Speaking after participating in Chicago’s Columbus Day parade, Rauner said…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Eric Greitens is getting financing for his Missouri gubernatorial campaign from many of the same people who have supported a charity he founded for military veterans. But Greitens denies that he has used a donor list for The Mission Continues to solicit money for his governor’s race against Democratic…