St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Department of Public Safety has a new leader. Judge Jimmie Edwards was sworn in as St. Louis’ new Director of Public Safety during a private ceremony on Monday afternoon. He was appointed to the position by Mayor Lyda Krewson on October 13. Edwards has served as a St.…
Jerseyville, IL (KTRS) A southern Illinois couple is accused of starving their child to death. Forty-two-year-old Michael Robert and the six-year-old child’s step-mother Georgena Roberts, 42 of Jerseyville are charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment. Investigators say police were called to the Jersey Community Hospital on Friday, November 3, 2017 in response to the…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) One person is dead following a shooting in north county. Police say a 35-year-old man was shot inside a residence along the 9700 block of Vickie Place at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There’s no word of any arrests or…
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A book by a St. Louis woman whose son miraculously survived after falling through ice is now being made into a feature film. Joyce Smith’s book, “The Impossible,” talks about John Smith who was 14 when he lied on the bottom of Lake Saint Louise for almost 20 minutes and was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say a man in his forties was stabbed multiple times in the 3500 block of North Newstead late Saturday morning. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. A 28-year-old man…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — From stricter laws to public service campaigns and pleading electronic road signs, states have a message for the drivers clogging the inside lanes of the nation’s highways: Get the heck out of the way! Few things infuriate drivers more than a car or truck in a highway’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri senator has unveiled a plan to restore budget cuts affecting services for the elderly and disabled. Republican Sen. Mike Cunningham released the proposal Friday. It’s aimed at finding money for services by limiting a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled renters. It would cap the renters’ tax…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after three people were shot after a funeral in north county. Police say the victims were leaving a funeral ceremony at the Ambassador in the 9800 block of New Halls Ferry Road on Friday afternoon when shots were fired from a car. The suspects in the car…
Festus, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area in Festus. Police say a man was walking through the wooded area on Collins Road and Route A when he made the discovery around 2 p.m. Friday. The case is being investigated as a homicide. The victim’s name hasn’t been…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The infamous Pamela Hupp story takes another twist. When Pamela Hupp’s 77-year old mother was found dead from a fall from a balcony at her senior living home in Fenton, her death was ruled ‘accidental”. Now that ruling has been changed from “accidental” to “undetermined”. The St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s…