Arnold, MO (KTRS) The Arnold police officer who was shot last month by a burglary suspect is showing improvement. The Arnold Police Department posted the following update about Officer Ryan O’Connor on its Facebook page: Friends! We are absolutely thrilled and elated to post this update on Ryan directly from the O’Connor family! “Ryan has…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois American Water says it expects a boil water order for the Metro-East area near St. Louis to be lifted Friday in the early afternoon. Illinois American issued the boil order Wednesday after water main breaks in the area, which includes Belleville, East St. Louis, Alorton and Washington Park among other…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to protect the public during this dangerous cold. Shelters have opened throughout the region to help those most in need. St. Louis County is among the communities taking part in these efforts. “The bitter cold can be deadly and we need to make sure everyone has access to a…
St. Clair County, IL (KTRS) Dozens of metro-east communities are under a boil order. Illinois American Water Company issued the order after widespread water main breaks due to the frigid temperatures. The impacted areas are in St. Clair County, impacting about 150,000 customers. In addition, Illinois American Water’s water quality team will be switching treatment…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed an interim U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Sessions announced Timothy Garrison’s appointment in a news release Wednesday. His appointment is effective Friday. Garrison has been an assistant U.S. attorney in the district’s Springfield office since 2007. Before becoming a federal prosecutor,…
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man on parole is accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a motel room and forcing her to eat methamphetamine and smoke marijuana. Franklin County prosecutors on Tuesday charged 48-year-old Brett Pendleton of Union with sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child. He is jailed on $250,000…
Topeka, KS (KTRS) Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is seeking to lead another police department in the Midwest. Dotson is among three finalists being considered for the next police chief with the Topeka Police Department. The two other finalists are Topeka Police Interim Chief Bill Cochran and Yakima, Washington, Police Chief Dominic Rizzi, Jr.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint that accused a large state campaign donor of knowingly employing an unregistered lobbyist. The Kansas City Star reports that Democratic Rep. Mark Ellebracht of Liberty filed the complaint in October against David Humphreys. Humphreys is a businessman from Joplin who along with…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis topped out with 205 murders in 2017. The last time St. Louis had 205 murders was in 1995. Both 2015 and 2016 topped out with 188 murders. St. Louis already has two murders for 2018. Police say officers responded to a call for a shooting” and an accident in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cold is to blame for claiming the life of a homeless man. Police say the body of the 54-year-old victim was found in a trash bin near the St. Louis Brewery Apartments on Monday. Autopsy results are pending, but investigators believe the man froze to death. The victim’s name hasn’t…