A pair of Mark Twain enthusiasts who have searched for more than two decades say they’ve found what appears to be Samuel Clemens’ signature from his youth scrawled on the wall of the Missouri cave he made famous in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” In the mid-1800s, long before he took on the pen name…
COLUMBIA, MO (AP) — Columbia police say they have ended a search at a landfill for more evidence in a woman’s disappearance. Police and the Solid Waste Utility employees searched the landfill after a man confessed to killing his wife, Megan Shultz, in 2006 and putting her body in a dumpster. Remains of a woman believed…
The following is from St. Louis County Police: On September 25, 2019 at approximately 8:09 PM, St. Louis County Police Officers from the West County Precinct responded to the Menards, located at 14161 Manchester Road for a strong arm robbery. Upon arrival, officers located a female victim, 49 years of age, suffering from a head wound. EMS…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri man is suspected of flying to California and lighting multiple fires by throwing flaming pieces paper from his rental car onto grassy foothills in the San Francisco Bay Area. The East Bay Times reports Wednesday that Freddie Graham allegedly ignited more than a dozen fires in a 24-hour…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri lawmaker now running for mayor of Ferguson has been fined $77,500 after a state ethics panel determined he used campaign money on personal expenses. The Missouri Ethics Commission on Tuesday announced the fine for Courtney Curtis (on right in photo), a Democrat who served three two-year terms…
Edmundson, MO (KTRS) An endangered person advisory is in effect for a missing St. Louis County girl. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the Edmundson Police issued the advisory for 16-year-old Gabrielle Yonko after she went missing from the 4400 block of Dothan Dr. just before 9 P.M. Tuesday. Yonko is described as a white…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A couple who operated an animal rescue face multiple charges after authorities found about 150 dead dogs on property in Missouri and Texas and rescued hundreds more animals who were packed into cages and living in “unimaginable” conditions, law enforcement said. Tiffany and Steven Woodington operated All Accounted For, which…
Farmington, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing Farmington man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department issued the advisory for 82-year-old Larry Shelley after he went missing from the 3900 block of Highway 221 in Farmington at around 7:30 PM Monday. He is described…
HERMANN, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a man and a young boy whose bodies were found last week died in a murder-suicide. The bodies of 4-year-old Bentlee J. Turner and 37-year-old Monty Jason Barton were found Sept. 16 in rural eastern Missouri. The patrol said Monday investigators concluded Barton killed the boy with…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after being shot near the UMSL campus. According to county police, officers responded to a call in the 4300 block of North Hanley shortly after 10 P.M. Thursday. Upon arrival, they found a male victim suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead…