St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis police detective remains hospitalized in stable condition after being shot overnight in south St. Louis. Investigators say the 54-year-old officer was with other detectives on a stolen car investigation when someone opened fire near Jefferson and Cherokee around 1:30 a.m. The officer was hit in the shoulder. There’s no…
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO (KTRS) Police are trying to determine whether or not a fatal shooting in Bellefontaine Neighbors last week was in retaliation for the accidental shooting of a child two years ago. Two teens were arrested for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Kameron Harvey. He was awaiting trial for manslaughter in the 2015 fatal shooting…
URBANA, ILL (AP) A 28-year-old man accused in the abduction of a University of Illinois scholar from China has pleaded not guilty to a new, more serious charge of kidnapping resulting in death. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports Yingying Zhang’s mother, Lifeng Ye, began weeping when the suspect entered the federal courtroom Wednesday in Urbana. She had…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A man accused in the abduction and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China is to be arraigned on new charges. Federal court records show that 28-year-old Brendt Christensen is to appear before a judge Wednesday afternoon. He previously was charged with abducting 26-year-old Yingying Zhang of Nanping, China.…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County is getting a $1 million federal grant that will help fund community policing efforts in a financially struggling part of the county. The grant from the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program was announced Tuesday. The grant will be used over a three-year period in the Castle Point neighborhood…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Dr. Joseph Davis is back leading the Ferguson-Florissant School District after criminal charges were dropped against him in North Carolina. A news conference was held Tuesday morning at the Ferguson-Florissant School District Administration Center to announce the superintendent’s return. Davis was accused of using a credit card from his former school district…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) — Criminal charges in North Carolina have been dropped against the superintendent of the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Joseph Davis was placed on paid leave of absence by the Ferguson-Florissant school board after his arrest in August. The district plans a news conference on Tuesday to discuss if he will be reinstated. Davis was…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) School nurses in the Parkway School District are learning how to be better prepared in the event of a mass casualty incident. On Monday, the district’s 35 school nurses attended the School Emergency Training Triage program. The purpose of this training is to provide these school nurses with the knowledge and…
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a female murder suspect, though indications are that she committed suicide. Sheriff Dave Marshak says 48-year-old Laurel Leeker had been jailed since Aug. 22, awaiting trial on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. She was found dead from an…
Affton, MO (KTRS) A suspect who was shot by police in south county last week has died. Police announced on Sunday that 38-year-old Joshua Lanflisi died of his injuries on Friday. Investigators say Lanflisi called 9-1-1 from his Affton home on Harlan Avenue early on the morning of October 1st. When officers arrived, police said…