ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis newscaster who uttered what he called an unintentional racial slur while discussing Martin Luther King Jr. says he will step away from the anchor desk while he works to regain viewers’ trust. KTVI-TV’s Kevin Steincross said on Jan. 17 that an upcoming tribute would honor “Martin Luther Coon…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The case against defendants charged after a 10-year-old boy was decapitated at a Kansas water park should be dismissed because the Kansas attorney general’s office abused the grand jury system and presented flimsy evidence to obtain criminal indictments, defense attorneys argued Friday. During a hearing in Wyandotte County court, attorneys…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a fellow officer while authorities say they were playing with guns. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Friday announced the charge against 29-year-old Nathaniel Hendren in the death of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix. Alix was with two…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area is in for some frigid weather. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to fall into the single digits Thursday night. This will bring wind chills as low as 10 degrees below zero. This has warming shelters set up throughout the St. Louis area. Anyone in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police have identified the officer killed early this morning in an accidental shooting as 24-year-old Katlyn Alix. Police say Officer Alix stopped by the south St. Louis home of another officer in the 700 block of Dover Place at around one this morning. Two other officers were at the…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The case against the man accused of killing a woman and sexually assaulting two others inside a St. Louis area religious supply store will go to a grand jury. The suspect, 53-year-old Thomas Bruce, sat passively Wednesday during a brief court appearance. Afterward, an assistant prosecutor said a grand jury is…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 26-year-old Missouri woman who intentionally drove her car into the Kansas River with her two children inside has been sentenced to life in prison. Scharron Dingledine, of Columbia, Missouri, was sentenced Tuesday for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Prosecutors said she drove her car into the river near Lawrence…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri attorney general’s office is partnering with the U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis to address high rates of violent crime in St. Louis. Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Jensen announced details of the “Safer Streets” initiative at a news conference…
Springfield, MO (KTRS) The St. Clair County state’s attorney is in line to become head of the Illinois State Police. Governor Pritzker’s administration confirmed the nomination of Brendan Kelly for the position. Kelly ran for Congress in November, but lost to incumbent U.S. Representative Mike Bost. “There’s nothing more important for government” than justice and public safety.…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Missouri, but for about one-third of the state’s residents, it’s a crime prosecutors won’t pursue. Over the past seven months, prosecutors in St. Louis city, Jackson County and most recently St. Louis County have all announced they will…