By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — After maintaining his innocence for more than a quarter of a century, Reginald Clemons admitted Monday that he took part in the rape and killing of two sisters who were pushed from an abandoned St. Louis bridge into the Mississippi River. Clemons spent 22 years on death…
Arnold, MO (KTRS) A dine-out event is planned this week to help an Arnold Police officer who was shot by a burglary suspect. More than 50 restaurants will be donating a portion of their proceeds on Wednesday to the Ryan O’Connor family. O’Connor remains hospitalized in critical condition. A list of participating restaurants is available by…
Granite City, IL (KTRS) A Granite City couple is dead following a house fire. Firefighters were called to a burning home along the 1700 block of Minerva Street around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. After the fire was brought under control, firefighters searched the home and found the bodies of 70-year-old Randle Witter and 59-year-old Rhonda Witter. The…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A suspect is in custody in connection with a quadruple homicide in north county back in August. Police say 20-year-old Ja’Vonne Dupree was arrested Friday in in Columbia. He is charged with four counts each of first-degree murder and robbery and nine other counts in the Aug. 24 shooting deaths of…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 37-year-old man was charged Friday in the shooting of two north county police officers who were saved by their bulletproof vests. Jason Cook faces two counts each of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Bail was set at $150,000 and Cook does not yet have an…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some HIV-positive patients in nearly half the counties in Missouri will lose health insurance coverage next year. The Department of Health and Senior Services announced that nearly 100 HIV patients in Missouri will no longer have access to a comprehensive health insurance plan effective Jan. 1 as a result of high…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Federal officials have granted Joplin’s request for a deadline extension on several federally funded tornado recovery projects. Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt had urged FEMA to take a serious look at Joplin’s request for more time. About $1 million in federal funds were at risk. At issue are repairs to…
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of shooting two St. Louis police officers in north county who were saved by their bulletproof vests is hospitalized with a gunshot wound of his own after a lengthy standoff with police. St. Louis County Police say the 37-year-old suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon, more…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Construction of the second phase of Ballpark Village is underway. The St. Louis Cardinals and The Cordish Companies broke ground Thursday morning on the $260-million project. The 700,000 square foot mixed-use expansion project will complete a full build-out of Clark Street, transforming it into one of the most exciting streets in…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The director of the Missouri Veterans Commission resigned Wednesday amid months of complaints about care at the St. Louis Veterans Home and mounting pressure for a change in leadership. New commission chairman Tim Noonan announced Executive Director Larry Kay’s resignation after an hours-long closed meeting that…