The effort to get a new trial for a man who has spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he claims he didn’t commit is headed to the Missouri Supreme Court. A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday referred the Lamar Johnson case to the state Supreme Court. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner…
Barnhart, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle accident in Jefferson County that leaves a Desoto man dead. It happened shortly before 2:30 P.M. Wednesday on I-55 near Route M in Barnhart. That’s where 48-year-old Leon Barnett was riding his motorcycle and was hit from behind by an SUV. He was thrown…
Springfield, IL (AP) A new study found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat, a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum, ever actually belonged to Lincoln. A WBEZ report says findings from the study include that the hat didn’t appear to be Lincoln’s size. The study criticized a lack of due diligence to…
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a 1977 state law dictating how St. Louis County municipalities distribute their sales tax revenue despite a challenge from the city of Chesterfield. The unanimous decision was announced Tuesday. Chesterfield Mayor Bob Nation told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the city is “not pleased but that’s the way it…
A police organization says a St. Louis County police officer who struck and killed a 12-year-old girl while rushing after a suspicious vehicle should be charged in the death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sgt. Heather Taylor said Monday that the unidentified officer should be charged with manslaughter in the death of Akeelah Jackson.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Mayor Lyda Krewson signs off on a bill aimed at advancing the use of solar energy in the city. In a release, Communications Director Jacob Long says that Board Bill 146 makes St. Louis the first city in the Midwest – and the second in the nation – to require new…
Franklin County, MO (AP) Authorities say two boys have died after plunging through a frozen pond near their home in eastern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 7- and 8-year-old boys were found Sunday in the private pond in Franklin County. The search began after the boys didn’t return from a bike ride.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) If you live in central or south city and have been burglarized within the last year, St. Louis Police want you to know that they might have your stuff. In a release, police say that after executing 2 search warrants, Burglary Detectives recovered more than 800 items. Photos included showed a…
Boeing’s new Starliner capsule went off course after launch and won’t dock with the International Space Station. Friday’s liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marked the start of a crucial dress rehearsal for next year’s inaugural launch with astronauts. Everything went flawlessly as the Atlas V rocket lifted off with the Starliner. But a half-hour into…
Police say two men and a woman have been found dead inside a southern Illinois home during a welfare check. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports police in Hazelwood asked officers in Bethalto to check on the home Thursday night, The officers found the bodies of two men, ages 30 and 32, and a 59-year-old woman.…