CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The head judge in St. Louis County has ruled that the public defender’s office has too many cases to effectively represent their clients and ordered a wait list. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the order Judge Douglas Beach issued Monday also seeks to have private lawyers take on some low-level…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge has refused to move up the felony trial of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. Greitens was indicted last month on fourth-degree invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a compromising photo of a woman with whom he was having an affair in 2015, before he was elected. He has…
Pacific, MO (KTRS) A double shooting in Pacific is being investigated. Police say a man and a woman were shot at just before 5 a.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Meramec. The man died at the scene of his injuries. The woman had to be airlifted to an area hospital.There’s no word on her…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Health officials are warning about a possible measles exposure in St. Louis County. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health reports the exposures may have occurred on March 13 at The Magic House and Racanelli’s New York Pizzeria in Kirkwood, and…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has approved Bayer’s buyout of Monsanto in a massive agriculture business deal, but says they will have to shed some $7.4 billion in firms and other remedies to ensure fair competition in the market. The $57 billion takeover has been watched by rivals and environmental groups, who are fearful…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing north county man. Police say 28-year-old Dajuan Delap hasn’t been seen since Sunday. He suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and may be without his medications. . Delap is described as black, six-foot in height,190 lbs, with black hair, brown eyes, and…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for the second time in four years on Tuesday to a Missouri inmate who has a rare medical condition that he says could cause blood-filled tumors to burst inside his head during the lethal injection. Russell Bucklew was…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens say in a court filing that a grand jury has not been presented with evidence indicating that Greitens transmitted a compromising cellphone photo of a woman with whom he had an affair — a key element in determining if he committed a felony. The St.…
Wildwood, MO (KTRS) A wounded military veteran and his wife are getting a specially adapted SMART home thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday morning for Legrand and Carrie Strickland’s new home in Wildwood. The couple said they feel blessed to have this home. “This right here is a life…
CHICAGO (AP) — The number of voters casting early ballots for the Illinois primary has far exceeded the number who voted early four years ago. Information compiled by the Illinois State Board of Elections shows more than 330,000 people had voted as of Sunday, and election officials say thousands more were casting ballots on Monday.…