MOBERLY, Mo. (AP) — A new veterans ward in a Missouri prison is earning recognition for veteran rehabilitation. The Columbia Missourian reports that the Missouri Veterans Project began at the Moberly Correctional Center six months ago. Its success has led to similar programs at prisons in Jefferson City, Potosi and Boonville. The pilot program began…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of killing a St. Louis County police officer in 2016 will not face the death penalty. A judge on Friday set the first-degree murder trial for 19-year-old Trenton Forster for Feb. 4, 2019. Forster is accused in the shooting death of 33-year-old officer Blake Snyder. Prosecutor Robert McCulloch…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police officers in St. Louis have come under gunfire for the second time in three days. The Post-Dispatch reports that officers exchanged gunfire with someone inside a car who had been firing an assault rifle at a pickup truck Friday afternoon. Police say that immediately after that shooting, the car turned…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — With St. Louis closing in on 200 homicides for 2017, the mayor and other civic leaders are renewing a push to get guns off the streets. St. Louis has seen 196 homicides so far this year, continuing an alarming four-year trend. The annual homicide total has risen…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suspected carjacker who hit a family’s vehicle last spring, killing a 9-year-old boy, is now charged with murder. St. Louis County prosecutors on Friday charged 17-year-old Darian Cummings with second-degree murder in the death of Caleb Lee. Police say the boy had just returned from a Disney World trip with…
Wellston, MO (KTRS) CrimeStoppers is offering a $5,000 reward to find the killer of a Wellston father of sixteen. Forty-one-year-old Steven Combs was fatally shot on Sunday afternoon along the 6200 block of Bartmer. Anyone with any information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS. Fox 2 News has obtained surveillance video of the incident, which…
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say an Arnold police officer who was shot in the head by a handcuffed burglary suspect is undergoing a second surgery in an attempt to save his life. Arnold police posted on Facebook Thursday afternoon that 44-year-old Ryan O’Connor was in “very critical condition.” The post also said “We are…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Five Southern Illinois University students who died in an apartment building fire 25 years ago have been remembered at a campus memorial. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports school officials, the Carbondale Fire Department and others participated in the Wednesday service. One speaker, Carla Coppi, remembered a cold night Dec. 6, 1992,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Holiday Grinches are out to steal your Christmas. This has the Better Business Bureau of St. Louis warning consumers not to fall victim to holiday scams. “Scammers know that people can be trusting this time of year,” said Michelle Corey, BBB President and CEO. “The best way to thwart scammers is…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he’s grateful to President Donald Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Missouri’s first Jewish governor praised the decision in a Wednesday tweet. He said he also spoke with Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday and congratulated him and the president on the move. The move…