FENTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 78-year-old woman removed her 51-year-old daughter from a nursing home and then fatally stabbed her in a suburban St. Louis, Missouri, hotel before attempting to kill herself. Marjorie Theleman is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her daughter, Sharon Theleman. Police were…
WEST QUINCY, MO (AP) — BNSF railway officials expect to have tracks cleared by early Wednesday after a train derailment in West Quincy. Railway spokesman Andy Williams says 12 cars on the 70-car train derailed early Tuesday in West Quincy. Five of the cars ended up on their sides. The cause of derailment on the…
The victim of last week’s hit and run in Wentzville was actually struck by a snow plow belonging to the St. Charles County Highway Department. The St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against the driver. According to Detective Sean Rosner, a spokesman for the Wentzville Police Department, the accident happened…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Crime fighting will be the focus of the next Missouri legislative session. On Tuesday morning, Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined state lawmakers and members of law enforcement to outline the agenda. Schmitt announced that a bill will be introduced for harsher penalties for carjackings. St. Louis had more than 350 carjackings…
Lincoln County, MO (KTRS) County Police Chief Jon Belmar says a body found in rural Lincoln County is likely that of 28-year-old Jennifer Rothwell, the woman who went missing 1 week ago today. Police spent last night searching a wooded area around Highway 61 and KK near Cuivre River State Park after they say the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis judge ruled on Monday that the daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have the right to seek DNA testing of evidence in the case. April Alley is the daughter of Sedley Alley, executed in 2006 for the 1985 murder of Marine Lance Cpl.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Police asked hunters to be on the lookout for evidence in the case of a missing Chinese woman as deer season began in Missouri. The Columbia police department said in a news release that hunters should remain vigilant while out in rural areas as the search continues for Mengqi Ji Elledge.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding a vehicle involved in a kidnapping. According to the St. Louis Police Department, officers received a call for shots fired in the 3400 block of Chippewa at around 4:30 P.M Sunday. Upon arrival, officers were unable to locate a victim. Officers now believe a suspect fired…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County police officer has agreed to mediation to seek a settlement and avoid court appeals, weeks after a jury awarded $20 million in his lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against because he is gay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that both sides have incentives to settle. The county…
A St. Louis County man who is charged with evidence tampering in the disappearance of his wife was spotted on video purchasing cleaning products and bleach-soaked bloody carpeting was found in the couple’s home, police said. Beau Rothwell, 28, is jailed on $100,000 bond on the felony after being charged Thursday. St. Louis County police…