SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted 10 petitions for clemency and denied 78 other requests. The Republican’s office announced the clemencies Friday. The petitions granted were for crimes including retail theft, burglary and drug possession. Some of the cases are decades old, and none of the people were sentenced to prison…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count now stands at 203 after four deadly shootings in north city. Police say a 25-year-old man was gunned down early Tuesday night at the intersection of Page and Belt. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Then at…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Over a hundred dogs and cats are being nursed back to health at the Humane Society of Missouri after being rescued from a hoarding situation in western Missouri. On Wednesday night, the HSMO’s Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 84 dogs and 17 cats from a property in Bates County. This is the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Workers in downtown St. Louis say a man who died in a portable toilet had been living in it on and off for weeks. Police confirmed that the body found Wednesday is believed to be that of Grover Perry. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that foul play isn’t suspected. Frank Perry,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The stalking victim of a former St. Louis journalist sentenced in New York to five years in prison for bomb threats to Jewish centers is urging more attention be paid to domestic violence as a tool to fight terrorism. New York social worker Francesca Rossi spoke at the sentencing of Juan…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers should make it easier for firefighters to get workers’ compensation, Gov. Eric Greitens said Wednesday during a visit to the St. Louis Fire Academy. The bill by Republican Rep. Nick Schroer would make firefighters and other first responders eligible for workers’ compensation for illnesses…
Finding the perfect gift for those on your holiday list can be stressful. Giving a gift card can often be a better alternative. This has the Better Business Bureau of St. Louis advising consumers to do their homework before purchasing a gift card. “Gift cards can be the perfect solution for the person who’s hard…
BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been wounded in an officer-involved shooting in central Missouri. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday after Boonville police began pursuing a vehicle. The post says the fleeing driver kept going after gunfire erupted in…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing an Illinois college student who was lured to a remote area under the guise of a deal to sell his car. Michael Gordon was sentenced Tuesday in St. Louis County. He was convicted of first-degree murder…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis-area doctor is accused of sexually abusing two women during pain clinic examinations. Authorities say 38-year-old Abhishek Jain of Maryland Heights has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual abuse and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He is jailed on $500,000 bond and does not yet have a listed attorney.…