St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court rules that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner cannot block a grand jury’s search warrant of her office. Gardner appealed to block the warrant, which is related to a perjury probe of William Don Tisaby, the man she hired to investigate former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. It…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is awaiting sentencing after being convicted for his part in the 2013 murder and dismemberment of 30-year-old Courtney Coats of Alton. 35-year-old Brandon Chittum was found guilty Monday of 1st degree murder and other charges. Co-defendant Patrick Chase was sentenced to 65 years back in July of 2014 for…
Troy, IL (KTRS) Two people are dead after an overnight fire in the metro-east. Firefighters were called to a burning home along Avalon Drive in Troy around 1 a.m. Monday. The names of the victims haven’t been released. The Illinois State Fire Marshall has been brought in to investigate the cause of the fire.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A child is recovering after being ejected from a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident in south city. Shortly before 5:30 Sunday afternoon, an SUV ran a light and hit the vehicle the child was traveling in on South Broadway at Marceau, then drove off. The child was taken to the hospital…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri man has been arrested after authorities say he threatened Republican Sen. Josh Hawley in a social media message. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jeremy Cawthon appeared in federal court Friday in St. Louis for a brief hearing on a charge of transmitting a threat in interstate…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) St. Charles Police say the two small children abducted early Friday morning have been found safe. Police are now looking for the children’s father, 24–year-old Fernando Marez-Casseas. St. Charles Police LT. Tom Wilkison says Marez-Casseas attacked the children’s mother before taking their children. Marez-Casseas is believed to be driving a tan…
The latest: Police say the children have been found safe and are being reunited with their mother. Earlier… AMBER ALERT For further information please contact: St. Charles Police Department 636-949-3300 04/05/2019 EMPHASIS: Amber Alert State of Missouri Amber Alert The St. Charles Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for an abduction incident that occurred…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Cardinals’ home opener is finally here after a 24 hour rain delay. The home opener was initially scheduled for Thursday, but was postponed due to the weather. Fans with tickets to Thursday’s game can use those same tickets for today. Fans who bought tickets to Thursday’s Official Pregame Party at…
St. Louis MO (KTRS) Florissant Police say a St. Louis County man is under arrest and charged in connection with two separate robbery and sexual assault crimes. He reportedly attacked the women in their cars. Investigators say 19-year-old Temetrius Cross of the 10000 block of Count Drive jumped a woman Tuesday as she got out…
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge should end restrictions on when St. Louis police use chemical agents such as pepper spray and tear gas to break up protests, according to a court filing on behalf of the police department. The 39-page motion filed Friday seeks to dissolve a preliminary…