DESOTO, Mo. (AP) — Family members have identified four people killed in an eastern Missouri house fire as a couple, their daughter and a granddaughter. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that those killed were 76-year-old Joe Detter and his 74-year-old wife, Frances Detter; their daughter, 37-year-old Sherri Detter; and granddaughter, 18-year-old Kari Detter. Two men…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Charges are filed in Saturday afternoon’s quadruple shooting in Jennings. County Police say that 40-year-old Joseph Jones was charged Sunday with 2 counts of 1st degree murder and other crimes. Officers responded to a call in the 8800 block of Shannon Fox Circle just before 1:30. Upon arrival they found 4…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An area man is going to prison for his role in a romance scam. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 30-year-old Hammed Akande was sentenced Thursday to more than 5 years after pleading guilty back in March to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Court documents say that back in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Police are investigating after the body of a man was discovered Wednesday in shallow water at a South County Quarry in the 10-thousand block of Lake Bluff Drive. The man has not been positively identified, but police believe there is a chance the man was a suspect involved…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A former security officer at an area school is being indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 47-year-old Mark Bennett was indicted Wednesday on 1 count of sexual exploitation of a child. The investigation revealed Bennett to be in possession of more than…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s investigation of Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway over a GOP group’s allegations of campaign finance violations has prompted a legal fight. With Galloway engaged in a tight race for the governor’s seat with Republican incumbent Mike Parson, Ashcroft agreed last month to look into concerns…
Saturday’s game between Missouri and No. 17 LSU has been moved to Missouri’s home stadium and will be played in the morning because of Hurricane Delta. The Southeastern Conference announced the move on Wednesday. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement that moving the game was in the best interest of safety for Louisiana.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A Franklin County woman is going to prison for her role in a drug conspiracy that cost another woman her life. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 26-year-old Shannon Bradley was sentenced to 11 years Tuesday. She pleaded guilty back in January to conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, as well…
St. Louis, MO (AP) A grand jury has indicted the St. Louis couple who displayed guns while hundreds of racial injustice protesters marched on their private street. A lawyer for Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia McCloskey, confirmed the indictments Tuesday. The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys, have become folk heroes among some conservatives. They…
The St. Louis couple facing felony charges for pointing guns at racial injustice protesters will be back in court next week, and their attorney expects a grand jury decision by then on whether they’ll face indictment. Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared in court for a very brief hearing Tuesday, where a judge announced the case…