Macoupin County, IL (KTRS) There’s new information in the case of a missing Macoupin County woman. The Major Case Squad reports that after interviews with family, friends, and acquaintances, Denita Hedden is believed to have gone to a St. Louis casino on January 25th and returned to the Royal Lakes area around 11 p.m. Police conducted…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police need the public’s help in finding a missing teen. Police say 13-year-old Khandi Shakespeare was last seen on February 3rd when she told her mother that she was going to stay with her father in Hazelwood. Her mother learned on February 5th that Khandi never arrived at her father’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill requiring both custodial parents to receive notice when a minor is seeking an abortion. The legislation endorsed Wednesday would expand Missouri’s current law that requires the written consent of one parent or guardian before girls younger than 18 can have…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following a shooting at a north county restaurant. Police said the victims were shot inside of Show-Me’s Sports Bar & Grill 1700 block of N. New Florissant Road in Florissant Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene. There’s no word on…
Royal Lakes, IL (KTRS) Another search and rescue operation is being conducted today for a missing Macoupin County woman. The search for Denita Hedden will include both land and air operations until dusk. The 37-year-old woman was last seen on her birthday, January 25th. Her disappearance is being called suspicious. Investigators say there may be travel…
Kirkwood, MO (KTRS) A remembrance ceremony will be held tonight in observance of the tenth anniversary of the deadly shooting at Kirkwood City Hall. On the night of February 8, 2008, Charlie “Cookie” Thornton barged into a Kirkwood City Council meeting and opened fire. Police Sgt. William “Bill” Biggs , Officer Tom Ballman, Councilwoman Connie Karr,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) — A man is dead following a fire at a vacant house in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to the burning home in the 4300 block of Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m. Tuesday. St. Louis Fire Captain Garon Mosby says there were bars on the doors so firefighters had to make a…
Royal Lakes, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is conducting a large scale search and rescue operation today for a missing Macoupin County woman. The search for Denita Hedden will include both land and air operations until dusk. The 37-year-old woman was last seen on her birthday, January 25th. Her disappearance is being called suspicious. Investigators…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The man whose then-wife had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has been subpoenaed to testify before a St. Louis grand jury, the man’s attorney said Monday. “It’s been stepped up a notch,” attorney Al Watkins said. “It means a grand jury is seated and is…
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say five people died and dozens were injured in more than 650 crashes on snow-covered Missouri roads, including one massive pileup in which 60 to 80 vehicles were damaged. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crashes started Sunday afternoon as snow began falling. The National Weather Service says temperatures…