JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man is asking the state Supreme Court to bar prosecutors from citing past criminal allegations at his upcoming trial on a child sex crime charge because a 2014 constitutional amendment that allows prosecutors to do so wasn’t in effect when the latest alleged crime occurred. Kendrick Tipler pleaded…
CHICAGO (AP) – The race for comptroller, usually a low-profile contest coinciding with Illinois’ gubernatorial campaigns, is in the spotlight during a presidential year with a big money special election offering Democrats an unusual chance to oust Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s hand-picked candidate. The office that controls Illinois’ checkbook is open mid-term because incumbent Leslie…
( KTRS ) A man wanted in connection with a high speed chase that left one officer dead has been arrested. The Illinois State Police report that 34 yr old Jason Michael Stoker was apprehended late Tuesday afternoon in St. Louis. 22-year-old Officer James Brockmeyer of the Chester Police Department died on October 28th after…
( KTRS ) Two people were shot and killed in south St. Louis Tuesday afternoon, but police say they may be justifiable homicides. Police say that the 73-year-old, Bevo Mill homeowner, was in the garage when two men started to break in. Investigators say the suspects were armed and wanted to steal the man’s truck.…
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(KTRS) – Some goods news is coming for drivers who use Grand near I-44: MoDOT plans to reopen several portions of the road around the ongoing project on Grand. Late Thursday crews will reopen Lafayette at Grand and that will also open the ramp between westbound 44 and Grand. On Saturday between 6 am and…
(KTRS) – The Berkeley Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 25-year-old woman. Monica Sykes family says she left her home October 27 and did not take any identification with her. They say she has not called or texted in days. Sykes is described as a black female, around five feet tall…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Paul Ryan is expressing confidence that House Republicans will re-elect him to his post for the new Congress. But with hard-right conservatives talking about possibly replacing him, Ryan is noting that the decision is up to GOP lawmakers. The Wisconsin Republican was asked on Fox News Tuesday whether he’d step aside…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is apologizing after he was caught telling Republican supporters that he was surprised Hillary Clinton appeared on the cover of a gun magazine without a bull’s-eye on her face. Burr issued a statement shortly after CNN reported his comments Monday, saying they were inappropriate. Democratic challenger…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A woman is dead after a hit and run accident in north St. Louis and a man who tried to help her was hit by a second vehicle. Police say this the woman was crossing at North Broadway and Christian Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. That’s when a speeding vehicle hit…