The defense got underway on day four of the Trenton Forster trial. Forster is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder in 2016. Relatives of Forster took the stand and described him as anxious and suicidal during the months leading-up to the killing, according to…
Update: A Festus infant and his mother were found unharmed this morning following an AMBER Alert. The AMBER Alert was issued after 35-year-old Margaret Reuther took her five-month-old son, Carl Copeland, Jr. from the family’s home last night after an argument with the child’s father. Reuther reportedly made statements that she was going to harm the…
Troy, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Troy, Missouri woman. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, 52-year-old Stephani Johnston is described as a white female, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 171 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen driving a Silver 2008 GMC Yukon…
Clayton, MO (KTRS)  Testimony continues today in day three of the murder trial for Trenton Forster. Tuesday’s testimony was emotional for the family of Officer Blake Snyder as autopsy photos were shown in the courtroom. Members of Snyder’s family cried and hugged one another during this testimony. Forster is charged in the 2016 shooting death of…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The St. Louis Zoo welcomed a baby boom in recent weeks. Zoo officials announced Tuesday that 11 calves of ungulates — or hoofed mammals — were born in a recent 10-week period. The new animals include three Speke’s gazelles, two addaxes, a Soemmerring’s gazelle, a Grevy’s zebra, two lesser kudus…
The St. Louis police officer accused of killing a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette wants a new judge. The attorney for Nathaniel Hendren filed a motion Monday. Defense attorney Talmage Newton IV says in the filing that Circuit Judge David Roither’s comments at a hearing last week suggested bias against his client. Among…
Tuesday was the second day of the trial of 20-year old Trenton Forster, who is accused of killing St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder. The prosecution presented physical evidence to bolster its case against Forster, including an AK-47 found in his vehicle. The St. Louis County Coroner and a crime scene detective took the…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â The visitation is today for a former Navy Seal from St. Louis who was killed in Syria. Scott Wirtz was one of four Americans killed in a suicide bombing last month. The visitation will be held from noon until 8 p.m. at Ortmann Funeral Home in Creve Coeur. An additional visitation will…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in any major U.S. sport, is scheduled to speak at the University of New Mexico. The former University of Missouri football standout is slated to address student on Feb. 12, in Albuquerque. Sam is expected to tell students how to use…
St. Louis County, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â The trial will get underway Monday morning for the man accused of killing St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder. Twenty-year-old Trenton Forster is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the 33-year-old officer. Snyder was shot while responding to a disturbance call at a Green Park residence in…