ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say an Uber driver robbed a customer by using a translator app to demand cash. A 28-year-old man was not injured after giving the driver money. Police say the man left his phone in the Uber and arranged to meet the driver early Sunday to retrieve it. The…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft on Monday asked the Democratic auditor for help investigating Sen.-elect Josh Hawley over allegations that he misused public resources to boost his Senate bid. Ashcroft requested in a letter that Auditor Nicole Galloway check into the claims…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting outside of a north county nightclub. Police say 27-year-old Cameron Fowler was sitting in his vehicle early Sunday morning in the parking lot of Mystic Grille Nightclub near New Halls Ferry and West Florissant Avenue when he was shot. There’s no…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) County police are investigating after a man is found dead outside of a North County apartment. According to police, officers responded to a call in the 11,000 block of Riaza Square just before 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Upon arrival, they found a deceased male believed to be in his late 20’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A third man who was riding in a car that fled from police last week has died. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 23-year-old De’Trell Crews died Friday — two days after suffering a brain injury and gunshot wound during the chase. The incident started Wednesday in north St. Louis as officers…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A multidisciplinary coalition of Missouri professionals has launched a data-driven prison reform initiative, aiming to curb rising imprisonment rates. The coalition is implementing portions of the Justice Reinestment Initiative in three of the state’s counties to prioritize an investment in mental health treatment and other social services, according to the Columbia…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The sons of a man who committed suicide in the St. Clair County jail in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis have been awarded $301,000. A federal jury on Thursday found if favor of the estate of Bradley Scarpi in a wrongful death claim filed against correctional officer Christopher Lanzante that…
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school student faces a felony charge after authorities say he posted on social media that he was going to buy an assault rifle and “make history.” William James Nelson, an 18-year-old from Branson, was charged Thursday with making a terroristic threat, the Springfield News-Leader reported. No attorney was…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two former St. Louis police officers face sentencing in March after admitting taking bribes to provide information to a chiropractor. The men, 49-year-old Mark Taylor and 51-year-old Marlon Caldwell, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court. Two other former officers, Cauncenet Brown and Terri Owens, pleaded guilty previously. The chiropractor and his…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) – Missouri’s secretary of state is investigating fellow Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley over allegations that he used public funds to bolster his successful U.S. Senate bid. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s deputy general counsel confirmed the investigation in a Thursday letter . The investigation is in response to a complaint…